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17 Aug HIV Is Not A Crime

Posted at August 17, 2017 in Blog by Linda Dixon Rigsby

Mississippi is one of many states in the country with laws that criminalize HIV.  Mississippi has the 9th highest HIV diagnosis rate in the United States, and the city of Jackson has the 4th highest rate of new HIV infections in the country. Criminalizing HIV perpetuates...

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