Notices by pdx law grrrl (pdxlawgrrrl@kolektiva.social)

Today is International Sex Workers' Rights Day. The criminalization of sex work makes sex workers more vulnerable to violence, prevents them from accessing services, and further marginalizes some of society’s most vulnerable groups. Decriminalize sex work. https://www.aclu.org/news/topic/its-time-to-decriminalize-sex-work

LAWSUIT: A man's HIV-positive diagnosis devolved into AIDS died because a for-profit healthcare provider in the California jail where he was locked up denied him lifesaving medication even though they had his prescription and knew he needed it to survive. https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/a-shocking-failure-inmate-died-after-jail-medical-staff-denied-him-hiv-medication-for-months-lawsuit-alleges/

Bite mark analysis has no basis in science. But it is still being used in court. Keith Harward spent 33 years in prison for rape and murder based on bite mark evidence before DNA exonerated him. "It's garbage." https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/bite-mark-analysis-no-basis-science-people-prison-rcna133870