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The September 2015 issue of the PJP Update from the Positive Justice Project includes news about federal advocacy efforts to curb HIV criminalization, including a report from a Congressional briefing on Capitol Hill. On the state level, read about the release of the PJP Steering Committee's Principles for HIV Criminal Law Reform as well as updates from around the country. We also have updates on criminal cases as well as new tools for state and federal advocacy.

Michael Johnson, a young gay Black man living with HIV was sentenced to 30½ years under Missouri’s antiquated HIV felony law. This factsheet was prepared by CHLP to support advocacy around Michael's case leading up to and during the trial.

This statement addresses 1) broad public ignorance about HIV, STIs and identities associated with stigmatized diseases; 2) the criminalization of HIV; 3) HIV related discrimination in criminal justice and immigration detention facilities, and in the military; and 4) the need for focused prevention, health services and policy reform on behalf of sex workers and people who inject drugs.

This fact sheet is part of a larger effort to replace that ignorance with information about what is currently well-known about how HIV is and is not transmitted, and how modern HIV care has transformed the health and longevity of people living with HIV.

The Positive Justice Project (PJP), a national coalition of organizations and advocates working to end HIV criminalization, is leading the fight against laws and policies that subject people living with HIV to arrest and punishment based on gross ignorance about the routes, risks and consequences

This written testimony, authored by The Center for HIV Law and Policy, was submitted to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights on December 8, 2014.

Dwayne Wright, a legal intern with The Center for HIV Law and Policy, prepared comments and questions for the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) Listening Forum in Brooklyn, New York. The comments and questions will be presented at Brooklyn Law School on August 8, 2014.

The Center for HIV Law and Policy issued comments and recommendations on the Department of Defense’s (DOD) comprehensive review of the military justice system, including the structure and operation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).

The New York City Council's Committees on Juvenile Justice and Women's Issues held a joint hearing on June 17, 2014, on sexual and reproductive health care for young women in state custody.

This document sets forth a series of recommendations to Washington, DC’s Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) regarding sexual health care for youth in foster care.