HIV Criminalization, Law Reform, and the HIV Modernization Movement-Indiana

Tuesday, July 26, 2022
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. ET

1 hr. CLE/Ethics

About the event 

A movement in the U.S. is slowly modernizing state HIV-specific criminal laws to bring them in line with current medical science and best criminal justice practices. Indiana has several HIV criminal laws (some also criminalize viral hepatitis). This seminar examines HIV criminalization and laws, why it’s a problem, and what is being done to modernize the law using Indiana as a case example.  

Speaker: Dr. Carrie Foote (she/her): Is a professor of Sociology at IUPUI with expertise in HIV criminal law reform.  She contracted HIV from injection drug use in 1988 and leads Indiana’s HIV Modernization Movement to end HIV criminalization. 

What you will learn

• HIV science today and why that matters for HIV criminal law reform. 
  
• The meaning of HIV criminalization, nature of and prevalence of HIV criminal laws.
  
• The problem with HIV criminalization and how such laws violate best criminal justice practices.
  
• Indiana’s HIV criminal laws, problems therein, and ongoing efforts to modernize laws. 
  
• How attorneys can help the HIV Modernization Movement in Indiana.

Who might enjoy this

People with an interest in criminal law, disability law, public health law, litigation, civil rights, racial justice, LGBT justice, HIV and viral hepatitis policy. 

Pricing

This program is free but registration is required. 

Suggested Donation: $10

Program link

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