While HIV rates have decreased significantly in both the community and in prisons in recent years, incarcerated people still account for a disproportionate rate of HIV infections. This disparity is especially pronounced for incarcerated women, whose HIV infection rate is 80 times higher than non-incarcerated women.
Justice reform charity interview with activist Sean Strub and lawyer Brook Kelly
News curated from other sources
US: Washington State decriminalises HIV exposure and removes stigmatising language in state law
Failing to share HIV status downgraded from felony to misdemeanor in Washington
January 14, 2022
Russia: Laws that restrict migrants with HIV and deny them medical care increases the burden on the health care system
Legal barriers to migrants with HIV are not working
January 13, 2022
US: Legislation to modernise criminalisation law passed by New Jersey Senate
Senate Passes Vitale-Ruiz Bill to Modernize NJ Statutes Related to HIV/AIDS Transmission
January 12, 2022
US: Women account for 62 percent of HIV-related arrests despite making up just 17 percent of Kentucky's HIV-positive population
Two-thirds of HIV-related arrests in Kentucky are women, study finds
December 20, 2021
News by the HIV Justice Network
2021 in review: more successes, more challenges, much more to do
December 17, 2021
New Breastfeeding Defence Toolkit
launched at Beyond Blame 2021
December 3, 2021
UPDATE: Speakers now confirmed for #BeyondBlame2021!
November 18, 2021
Report: End HIV criminalisation to address LGBT+ inequities
October 7, 2021