CHLP Publications

Letters and Other Advocacy Documents

Letter to PACHA regarding Inclusion of HIV Criminalization in Annual Letters, Center for HIV Law and Policy (Aug. 1, 2011)

This letter, drafted by the Center for HIV Law and Policy and signed by many Positive Justice Project members, addresses the lack of language about HIV criminalization in the proposed letters from the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS' (PACHA's) to President Obama and to HHS Secretary Kat

Guides (Legal or Medical)

Selected Policy Statements and Support for Decriminalization in the United States, Center for HIV Law and Policy (updated 2015)

This document, a supplement to Transmission Routes, Viral Loads and Relative Risks: The Science of HIV for Lawyers and Advocates identifies particularly useful policy statements

Guides (Legal or Medical)

Transmission Routes, Viral Loads and Relative Risks: The Science of HIV for Lawyers and Advocates, Center for HIV Law and Policy (2011)

This document summarizes key scientific sources and selected quotations on the nature of HIV in ways that are accessible and useful for legal briefs and other advocacy work.

Letters and Other Advocacy Documents

Letter to CDC Director of HIV/AIDS Prevention Program, Jonathan Mermin, on the Necessity of CDC Statements on HIV Criminalization and Real Routes and Risks of Transmission, Center for HIV Law and Policy and HIV Prevention Justice Alliance (2011)

The Center for HIV Law and Policy and the Positive Justice Project joined the HIV Prevention Justice Alliance in a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requesting clear statements from the CDC on HIV criminalization laws and policies.
Letters and Other Advocacy Documents

Comments to the Department of Justice Proposed Standards, OAG – 131: National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape, The Center for HIV Law and Policy (April 2011)

On April 4, 2011, the Center for HIV Law and Policy submitted these comments on the Department of Justice's (DOJ) proposed standards for the prevention, detection, and response to prison rape on behalf of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, HIV Prevention Justice Alliance, HEAT, National Center for L

Fact Sheet

What HIV Criminalization Means to Women in the U.S., Center for HIV Law and Policy (2011)

What HIV Criminalization Means to Women in the U.S. is a briefing paper that addresses practical and legal questions that are often raised about using criminal law as a response to women's risk of HIV infection or transmission.

Letters and Other Advocacy Documents

Talking Points on Nebraska's Proposed HIV Criminalization Statute, Legislative Bill 226, The Center for HIV Law and Policy (2011)

The Center for HIV Law and Policy and its Positive Justice Project have been closely following the proposed Legislative Bill 226 in Nebraska as well as assisting Nebraska advocates in organizing a response.

Fact Sheet

Guidance for People Living with HIV Who Are At Risk of, or Are Facing, Criminal Prosecution for HIV Nondisclosure or Exposure, Center for HIV Law and Policy (2011)

This fact sheet gives basic but essential guidance on what to do when the risk of criminal prosecution for HIV nondisclosure or exposure may be a reality.

White Papers and Reports

Send Lawyers, Guides and Money: The Legal Services Needs of People Living with HIV in the Southern United States, The Center for HIV Law and Policy (2010)

This is a report summarizing a recent survey of the legal needs of people affected by HIV living in the South.

White Papers and Reports

Juvenile Injustice: The Unfulfilled Rights of Youth in State Custody to Comprehensive Sexual Health Care, December 2010, The Center for HIV Law and Policy

This is the first legal report and guide on the rights of youth in detention and foster care facilities to comprehensive sexual health care, including sexual medical care, sexuality education, and staff training on sexual orientation and the needs and rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender

Guides (Legal or Medical)

Ending and Defending Against HIV Criminalization: State and Federal Laws and Prosecutions, Vol.1, The Center for HIV Law and Policy, Second Edition, Fall 2010 (Updated May 2015)

The Center for HIV Law and Policy has released the first comprehensive analysis of HIV-specific criminal laws and prosecutions in the United States.

White Papers and Reports

A New Strategy to End Civil and Criminal Punishment on the Basis of HIV Status, Positive Justice Project (2010)

This document provides comprehensive information about the Positive Justice Project and HIV criminalization.  One of the more troubling and persistent issues for people with HIV has been the prospect of criminal prosecution for acts of consensual sex and for conduct