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PBS' "Perpetuating Stigma" Highlights HIV Criminalization

By Allison Neal, ACLU of Alabama & Carl Takei, National Prison Project & Rose Saxe, AIDS Project at 3:17pm
Earlier this week, PBS aired the documentary Perpetuating Stigma about the ongoing criminalization of women with HIV. Through the stories of several women impacted ... Read More

On World AIDS Day, Many Living with HIV Being Kept Separate and Unequal

By Carl Takei, National Prison Project & Rose Saxe, AIDS Project at 10:35am
  On World AIDS Day, we remember those who have died from HIV/AIDS, and commit to do more for those who currently are living with HIV. Read More

The $270 Million Lockup: Will New Orleans' Sheriff Stand in the Way of Rebuilding a Smaller and Smarter Orleans Parish Prison?

By Carl Takei, National Prison Project at 3:12pm
New Orleans' incarceration rate is the highest in the country — the city locks up three times more people than the national average. The city jail, Orleans ... Read More
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