CHLP Publications

This resource is a detailed but concise snapshot of the federal and state laws used to prosecute people living with HIV (PLHIV), viral hepatitis, and other sexually transmitted diseases. The resource is intended to support state advocates, policymakers, lobbyists, journalists, and the broader national Positive Justice Project (PJP) work to reform laws that target primarily Black women and men.

The latest news on HIV criminalization from the Positive Justice Project, including CHLP's call to DOJ to investigate laws in Ohio and Tennessee for violating the ADA, support for Rep. Barbara Lee's REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act, and up-to-the-minute updates from state legislatures around the country.

Three HIV-related bills were introduced in the Florida legislature in December 2021.

News from the Positive Justice Project on HIV decriminalization work from states across the country plus links to the latest webinars, meetings and media resources.

News from the Positive Justice Project on HIV decriminalization work from states across the country plus links to the latest webinars, meetings and media resources.

CHLP, the NACDL and the APA released a joint statement calling for all individuals living and working in the nation’s jails, prisons, and other detention facilities to be prioritized in the COVID-19 vaccination process.