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Sex Workers Organizing Project

Florida’s HIV Criminalization Laws Target Sex Workers. A Reform Bill Offers Little Relief.

67% of people arrested under state laws that criminalize HIV exposure and transmission are sex workers. But new legislation meant to modernize these laws would retain harsh penalties against them.

Molly Minta Feb 28, 2020

In Allegheny County, People Arrested With Cell Phones Can Be Charged With ‘Possessing Instruments of Crime’

Advocates say these charges endanger sex workers and urge the police to stop using them.

Melissa Gira Grant Oct 31, 2018