CHLP fights stigma and discrimination at the intersection of HIV, race, health status, disability, class, sexuality and gender identity and expression, with a focus on criminal and public health systems. As part of this work, we support movement building that amplifies the power of individuals and communities to mobilize for change rooted in racial, gender and economic justice. We do this through legal advocacy, high-impact policy initiatives, and creation of cross-issue partnerships, networks, and resources.

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  1. A Lamentable Example of Overcriminalization: HIV Criminalization, The Champion, Norman L. Reimer (2013)

    This article by Norman L. Reimer,  Executive Director of the  National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), was originally published in The Champion. In the article, Reimer seeks to correct the omission of a glaring example of overcriminalizat ...

    admin - 4/5/2016 12:00pm

  2. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, Section 572 (2013)

    Section 572 of the nearly two thousand page-long National Defense Authorization Act of 2014 (NDAA), which approves spending for the military and national security, gives the Secretary of Defense 180 days to submit a report describing policies on the enlis ...

    admin - 9/30/2017 5:47pm

  3. Rethinking Risk: The Relevance of Condoms and Viral Load in HIV Nondisclosure Prosecutions, Isabel Grant, McGill Law Journal (2009)

    In this article, the author explores the relevance of condom use and viral load to HIV criminalization laws in Canada through a review of R. v. Mabior. ...

    admin - 6/15/2017 10:59am

  4. Letter to New York City Mayor Urging End to Condom Confiscation (2014)

    This advocacy letter, submitted by a coalition of community and advocacy organizations to New York City Mayor de Blasio, urges the mayor to issue an executive order prohibiting the practice by police and prosecutors of citing condom possession as evidence ...

    admin - 6/15/2017 11:04am

  5. Statement of Policy: Opposing Stigma and Discrimination against Persons with Communicable Diseases, National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO), 2013

    This is a policy statement issued by the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) on the urgent need to address stigma and discrimination against persons with communicable diseases, including HIV, STIs, all forms of viral hepati ...

    admin - 9/9/2021 5:31pm

  6. State v. Debaun, No. 3D11-3094 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

    This Florida District Court of Appeal decision focuses on whether the term “sexual intercourse,” as used in Florida’s HIV exposure statute, includes acts beyond penile-vaginal penetration. Section 384.24(2) of the Florida statutes makes it a crime for any ...

    admin - 1/7/2014 10:42am

  7. L.A.P. v. State, 62 So. 3d 693 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

    This Florida District Court of Appeal decision reversed a conviction for violating Florida’s HIV criminalization statute. Florida criminal code’s section 384.24(2) makes it a crime for any person with knowledge of their HIV positive status to have sexual ...

    admin - 12/19/2013 12:18pm

  8. Disclosure Before Exposure: A Review of Ohio’s HIV Criminalization Statutes, W. Thomas Minahan, Ohio Northern University Law Review (2009)

    This article describes the origins of the modern HIV epidemic and the stages of HIV infection, before moving into a more specific exploration of Ohio’s HIV criminalization statutes. The author discusses several Ohio cases prosecuted under these statutes, ...

    admin - 6/15/2017 11:07am

  9. National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Improving Outcomes: Accelerating Progress Along the HIV Care Continuum, The White House Office of National AIDS Policy (2013)

    This report is the first set of recommendations and actions steps for federal agencies to help meet the goals set forth in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). This report primarily focuses on improving rates of HIV diagnosis and care; however, one reco ...

    admin - 12/19/2013 11:21am