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News, information, and commentary by The Center for HIV Law and Policy.

10/30/2020 10:00am

Let's Act! New SHYAC Video for Youth Justice Action Month Aims to Broaden Advocacy

Help SHYAC expand the advocacy spheres of comprehensive sex education campaigns, juvenile justice reform, and LGBTQ rights to include sexual health literacy and sexual/reproductive care access for youth in state custody and out-of-home care.

10/27/2020 4:44pm

Decriminalizing HIV: An ACT UP NY Webinar

CHLP's Amir Sadeghi joins this ACT UP NY webinar on Thursday, October 29th at 6pm ET to unpack the criminalization of people living with HIV, and provide a national-legal overview of reforms to disease-specific criminal law.

10/8/2020 2:48pm

CHLP Joins Brief Seeking Release of Transgender Prisoner Due to COVID-19 Risks

In late September, CHLP joined several civil rights groups on an amicus brief in support of a petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking the release of a 63-year-old transgender woman from Eastern Correctional Facility, a men’s prison in Ulster County, New York, due to the risk that COVID-19 poses to her health. The woman, Cathy Citro has multiple chronic health conditions, including diabetes, asthma, and high blood pressure, that make her uniquely vulnerable to suffering severe illness if she were to be infected with COVID-19.

10/6/2020 11:28am

CHLP Testifies before New York State Senate on the Impact of COVID-19 on Prisons and Jails

CHLP submitted testimony regarding the importance of taking a public health rather than criminal law enforcement approach to COVID-19, as well as the need to address failures in the state’s response to COVID-19 in prisons, jails, psychiatric hospitals, and other settings of confinement.

10/5/2020 5:15pm

CHLP and Disability Rights Groups Oppose Nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to U.S. Supreme Court

Groups argue the Senate must prioritize COVID-19 relief over a rushed SCOTUS confirmation process for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a problematic nominee with a record of hostility to rights critically important to people with disabilities.