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August 4, 2020

CHLP Commentary in Georgia Health News Addresses Intersection of HIV Law Reform with Viral Hepatitis and COVID-19 Epidemics (2020)

CHLP Interim Staff Attorney Marguerite Schauer addresses the intersections between HIV criminal laws, the viral hepatitis and COVID-19 epidemics in Georgia.

July 30, 2020

Plaintiffs in ICE Detention File Motion to Enforce Federal Court Order Requiring ICE to Review for Release All People at Increased Risk for Serious COVID-19 Complications (2020)

On April 20, 2020 a federal district court ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reassess the appropriateness of detention for all migrants nationwide at increased risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. ICE was ordered to swiftly identify those in its custody at greater risk due to health conditions or age and release them if their well-being could not be protected in the crowded detention centers that ICE administers.

July 23, 2020

Civil Rights Groups, Health Advocates and Public Defenders Celebrate Passage of Legislation to Protect Contact Tracing Data from Law Enforcement (2020)

Today, New York’s legislature passed an essential bill - A.10500-C/S.8450-C - to protect the confidentiality of contact tracing information and prohibit access by law enforcement and immigration enforcement. Sponsored by the chairs of the Senate and Assembly Health Committees, Senator Gustavo Rivera and Assemblymember Richard Gottfried, this bill helps ensure that contact tracing achieves its public health goals and is not weaponized against communities of color.

July 16, 2020

NACDL Calls for Action to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 in Prisons and Jails (2020)

The NACDL, the nation’s criminal defense bar, renews its call for immediate action to stop the spread of COVID-19 in prisons and jails to save the lives of incarcerated people, correctional facility staff, and surrounding communities.

July 13, 2020

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

Graphic reading Support Assembly Bill A10380A

June 30, 2020

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.

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June 23, 2020

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.

June 18, 2020

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.

June 16, 2020

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.

May 27, 2020

News Release: National Groups Propose Pathways for Using Public Health Approaches to Guide the Criminal Justice Response to COVID-19 and Beyond (2020)

A group of national organizations convened by the Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP) and led by CHLP and the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys developed this set of pathways for how criminal justice professionals can incorporate public health principles into their response to COVID-19, and maintain these approaches going forward to improve community health and safety.