Pervasive Abuse of LGBTQ+ People and Those With HIV in Justice System: Report [advocate.com]

Porter Jennings-McGarity 6/2/2312:00 PM

By Trudy Ring, Photo: Shutterstock, Advocte, April 22, 2023

LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV experience alarming rates of abuse in the criminal legal system, says a new report from Lambda Legal in partnership with Black and Pink National.

The report, “Protected and Served? 2022,” is based on a survey of more than 2,500 people who had interacted with police, courts, jails, prisons, and other governmental institutions, and it includes quantitative data as well.

It “provides an unprecedented glimpse into the widespread harm caused to LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV through their interactions with these institutions,” says a Lambda Legal press release.

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