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  1. Fifty State Survey of Adult Sex Offender Registration Requirements, Brenda V. Smith, American University, Washington College of Law, NIC/WCL Project on Addressing Prison Rape (August 2009)

    This extremely useful publication is part of a larger scholarly project on addressing prison rape by American University-Washington College of Law Professor Brenda V. Smith; it is one in a series that aims to create a “legal toolkit” for addressing sexual ...

    admin - 10/31/2016 1:20pm

  2. State v. Hammett, Crim. App. LEXIS 680 (Aug. 25, 2015)

    TENNESSEE – The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals backed up the refusal of Sevier County Circuit Judge Rex Henry Ogle to allow Allen Anthony Hammett to withdraw his “best interest” guilty plea to charges of aggravated sexual battery, and violating the se ...

    admin - 3/29/2016 11:51am

  3. Sex Workers and Advocates Submit Report on U.S. Policing Practices to UN Human Rights Council

    On September 15, 2014, sex workers, people in the sex trades and advocates submitted a report to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council documenting human rights violations committed in the United States against sex workers, people in the sex trades, ...

    admin - 3/29/2016 11:52am

  4. Rhoades v. State of Iowa (Iowa Supreme Court June 13, 2014)

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    admin - 3/29/2016 11:55am

  5. HIV and the Law: Risks, Rights & Health, excerpt of Chapter 2, Punishing Vulnerability: Criminalization of HIV Transmission, Exposure and Non-Disclosure, Global Commission on HIV and the Law (2012)

    Global Commission.jpg Source: UNAIDS/D. Kim/Korea This excerpt from the July 2012 report Global Commission on HIV and the Law: Rights, Risks and Health gives an overview of international trends in HIV criminalization.  It gives specific examples of laws i ...

    admin - 6/27/2017 10:05am

  6. State of New York v. Nushawn Williams a/k/a Shyteek Johnson, DIN 98A5318 (Decision/Order issued Feb. 26, 2014)

    Under this order, Nushawn Williams, a man living with HIV, was declared a Dangerous Sex Offender requiring confinement under New York State Mental Hygiene Law § 10.03(i). At a hearing, the state’s expert witness testified that Williams was diagnosed with ...

    admin - 3/29/2016 11:53am

  7. Moving to New York State? A Reference Guide for Relocation for Registered Sex Offenders, The Center for HIV Law and Policy (2014)

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    admin - 3/29/2016 11:50am

  8. Rhoades v. Iowa, 840 N.W.2d. 726 (Iowa Ct. App. 2013)

    On October 2, 2013, the Iowa Court of Appeals issued a decision in Rhoades v. Iowa, a case involving Nick Rhoades, a gay man living with HIV who was charged with criminal transmission of HIV. On his trial lawyers' advice, Rhoades pled guilty. He was ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 3/29/2016 11:59am

  9. Charges for Criminal Exposure to HIV and Aggravated Prostitution Filed in the Nashville, Tennessee Prosecutorial Region 2000-2010, Carol L. Galletly and Zita Lazzarini, AIDS and Behavior (2013)

    This journal article reviews data on arrests for HIV-specific crimes in the Nashville, Tennessee prosecutorial region from 2000 to 2010. These crimes include class C felonies of criminal exposure of another to HIV or hepatitis B or C, and aggravated prost ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 6/15/2017 11:57am

  10. Resolution on Ending Federal and State HIV-Specific Criminal Laws, Prosecutions, and Civil Commitments, President’s Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) (2013)

    The President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS voted on February 7, 2013, to approve a resolution calling for federal action against HIV criminalization. The resolution includes the following recommendations: 1. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 6/15/2017 12:03pm

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