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7/13/2020 10:40am

Public Defenders Call for and End to COVID-related Prosecutions in New York City (2020)

6/30/2020 10:30am

The Professionals on Whom Our Health Depends Need Training on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Sexual Health (2020)

At the close of a Pride Month marked by historic demonstrations calling for the end of racial hate and discrimination, join New York Advocates for Sexual Health (NYASH) in calling out ignorance about sexual health that creates health barriers for many New Yorkers.

6/23/2020 12:53pm

CHLP Releases Up-To-Date Analysis of U.S. Laws That Criminalize Disease (2020)

This resource is a detailed but concise snapshot of the federal and state laws used to prosecute people living with HIV (PLHIV) including sex workers, viral hepatitis and other sexually transmitted diseases. The chart provides a much-needed national perspective on the variety of laws and range of penalties used to criminalize stigmatized diseases and identities in the military, and in all U.S. states and territories.

6/18/2020 9:00am

It's Time to Replace Arrests with a Public Health Response to COVID-19

Proposed Public Health and Public Safety Pathways for Criminal Justice System Responses to COVID-19 contains principles and recommendations for a public health-oriented approach to COVID-19 and has become increasingly relevant in light of increased arrests--including those of protesters across the nation--that are stifling efforts to maintain social distancing, reduce jail populations and use cite and release policies. Click for more.

6/16/2020 10:03am

CHLP Endorses Legislation to Ensure COVID-19 Contact Tracing Confidentiality in New York State (2020)

Local and national civil rights groups, public defenders and public health officials demand New York State lawmakers pass legislation that prevents law and immigration enforcement access to COVID-19 contact tracing information.