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HIV justice in the criminal legal system cannot be achieved without racial justice. Join the 100 endorsing organizations and individuals who agree, read and sign the Consensus Statement on #HIVTasPCrimLaw. https://www.hivtaspcrimlaw.org
Fewer than half of PLHIV in the US have sustained viral suppression. Reform that uses detectability as a litmus test 4 criminal liability leaves behind a majority of PLHIV. Join the 100 endorsers and sign on to the Consensus Statement on #HIVTasPCrimLaw. https://www.hivtaspcrimlaw.org
Southern states have the highest regional burden of HIV in the US and the highest number of uninsured people—and 9 of the 10 highest rates of incarceration. HIV criminal law reform should aim to leave no one behind. Join the Consensus Statement on #HIVTasPCrimLaw. https://www.hivtaspcrimlaw.org
HIV criminal law reform relying on viral suppression will leave behind Black PLHIV, who face the greatest harm from the intersecting injustices of the US criminal legal system & inequitable treatment access. Sign the Consensus Statement on #HIVTasPCrimLaw. https://www.hivtaspcrimlaw.org
4 states recently passed measures amending their HIV criminal laws, as more states mobilize for reform, we must hold ourselves accountable to our communities and to each other. Join the 100 endorsers & sign on to the Consensus Statement on #HIVTasPCrimLaw. https://www.hivtaspcrimlaw.org
In working for HIV criminal law reform let’s pursue the best possible outcomes while maintaining a commitment to strategies advancing racial, economic and gender justice. Join the 100 endorsers & sign on to the Consensus Statement on #HIVTasPCrimLaw. https://www.hivtaspcrimlaw.org
HIV criminal law reform effort that relies on viral suppression will inevitably leave behind Black PLHIV, who face the greatest harm from the intersecting injustices of the U.S. criminal legal system and inequitable treatment access. We must not only acknowledge these inequities in our efforts but also actively seek to challenge and dismantle them in our calls for change. Join the 100 endorsing organizations and individuals in signing on to the Consensus Statement on HIV “Treatment as Prevention” in Criminal Law Reform. #HIVTasPCrimLaw. https://www.hivtaspcrimlaw.org
National data show unequivocally that there are significant racial disparities in treatment access and sustained viral suppression. The most recent comprehensive analysis showed that Black PLHIV had the lowest level of sustained viral suppression across the board--40.8% as compared to 56.3% of whites and 50.1% of Hispanics. We must acknowledge these inequities in our efforts and seek to challenge and dismantle them in our calls for change. Join the 100 endorsing organizations and individuals in signing on to the Consensus Statement on HIV “Treatment as Prevention” in Criminal Law Reform. #HIVTasPCrimLaw. https://www.hivtaspcrimlaw.org
Fewer than half of all PLHIV in the U.S. have sustained viral suppression. Any HIV criminal law reform using viral detectability as a litmus test for criminal liability leaves behind a majority of PLHIV, and creates a viral underclass of PLHIV whose increased risk of prosecution effectively gets a seal of approval. In HIV criminal law reform, let’s pursue the best possible outcomes while maintaining a commitment to strategies that advance racial, economic, and gender justice. Join the 100+ endorsers & sign on to the Consensus Statement on on HIV “Treatment as Prevention” in Criminal Law Reform. #HIVTasPCrimLaw. https://www.hivtaspcrimlaw.org