CHLP publishes a diverse range of materials from fact sheets and advocacy documents to legal briefs, guides, and reports.
The Positive Justice Project (PJP) drafted this proposal for a resolution by PACHA that would identify key problems with criminal law approaches to HIV prevention, and principles that should guide any laws or prosecutions that target people with HIV or other STIs going forward.
Released by the Positive Justice Project (PJP) in July 2012, this is the first national consensus statement on HIV criminalization. This Positive Justice Project (PJP) statement, endorsed by hundreds of organizations and individuals affected by HIV across the country, points to the growing c
The following chart compares the sentencing schemes for representative HIV exposure, non-disclosure, and/or transmission laws in the United States with laws punishing drinking and driving, reckless endangerment of others, and vehicular homicide.
This talking points sheet provided relevant information about Maryland House Bill 622, which was proposed in spring 2012 and sought to increase the existing Maryland HIV Criminalization statute from a misdemeanor to a felony.
Teen SENSE Model Policy: Sexual Health Literacy for Youth in State Custody, designed for use by agencies and jurisdictions that provide services for youth in out-of-home care, outlines the programming and resources necessary to increase young people's sexual he
This slide presentation, presented on January 17, 2012 during the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Director's (NASTAD'S) Decriminalization Technical Assistance Webinar, summarizes the current use of criminal and civil commitment laws against people living with HIV in the Unites St
Teen SENSE Model Standards: Focusing on the Needs of Youth in State Custody is designed to ensure that all staff of foster care, detention, and other government-operated and -regulated youth facilities are equipped to understand and protect the health and well-being of all youth, re
Teen SENSE Model Standards: Sexual Health Care for Youth in State Custody reflects the minimum requirements that facilities should meet in order to appropriately address the sexual health care needs of youth in the state's care.
Teen SENSE Model Standards: Sexual Health Literacy for Youth in State Custody reflects the minimum requirements that facilities should meet in order to appropriately address the sexual health literacy needs of youth in the state's care.
This chart presents data on the prevalence, impact and treatment of HIV infection with parallel data on chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and Hepatitis C.
This chart presents data comparing HIV infection to other sexually transmitted infections. These data illustrate that other sexually transmitted infections can pose similar, and sometimes equally great or greater, risks than HIV.
The Positive Justice Project is convening a pre-USCA session on HIV criminalization entitled, "When Sex is a Crime and Spit a Dangerous Weapon: Defending Against HIV Criminal Laws" on Wednesday, November 9, shortly before the opening sessions of the upcoming United States Conference on A
