CHLP Publications

On November 2, 2022, CHLP sent a letter to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf urgently requesting that he veto HB 103. The legislation creates two new, unnecessary, and broadly applicable felony offenses and subjects people with communicable diseases to harsh penalties.

New York State Assembly Bill 3864 -- the first of its kind in the nation -- will require licensed health care providers to complete training in sexual health, including how to talk to patients about sex, STIs and HIV.

In 2021, major prosecutors and their representatives from the five New York City boroughs gathered with public health officials from the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to discuss issues, concerns, and updated scientific data on HIV and infectious diseases.

The latest news on HIV criminalization from the Positive Justice Project, including an historic meeting of prosecutors at the White House, leadership changes at CHLP, and a report from AIDS 2022 in addition to state decriminalization updates.

The latest news on HIV criminalization from the Positive Justice Project, including recent presentations on criminal justice reform and ending HIV criminalization, legislative updates from states around the country, and criminal case information.

This resource for community advocates provides a timeline describing the repeals and reforms to HIV criminal laws in the growing number of states that have made the most significant changes to their laws since 1994.

This United States map identifies states (1) with HIV-specific criminal laws; (2) those that apply increased penalties for underlying sex crimes; and (3) those with general felony laws that have been used to prosecute people living with HIV.

Este mapa de los Estados Unidos identifica los Estados (1) con leyes penales específicas del VIH; (2) aquellos que imponen mayores penalizaciones por delitos sexuales subyacentes; y (3) aquellos con leyes de delitos generales que se han utilizado para enjuiciar a personas viviendo con

This United States map identifies states (1) with laws that criminalize viral hepatitis; (2) the type of hepatitis criminalized; and (3) the type of behavior that is criminalized. Additionally, we note those states with laws and/or enhancements specific to law enforcement and/or corrections.

Este mapa de los Estados Unidos identifica Estados (1) con leyes que penalizan la hepatitis viral; (2) el tipo de hepatitis penalizada; y (3) el tipo de comportamiento que se criminaliza.

This resource provides a concise overview of the implications of Georgia's 2022 reform of its HIV-related criminal laws.

This resource is a detailed but concise snapshot of the federal and state laws used to prosecute people living with HIV (PLHIV), viral hepatitis, and other sexually transmitted diseases. The resource is intended to support state advocates, policymakers, lobbyists, journalists, and the broader national Positive Justice Project (PJP) work to reform laws that target primarily Black women and men.