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10 Facts about 2019 Taxes
Any individual who files a 2019 tax return and made LESS THAN 75K in 2019 will get a stimulus check for $1200. Any couple who files a 2019 tax return and made LESS THAN 150K will get a stimulus check for $2400. If you have a child - and qualify as the guardian...
Woodhull and SWOP Behind Bars Sex Worker Support Fund
I know we are all doing our best to take care of ourselves and our families and elders. Like you, I'm worried. I'm worried about my family and friends in my beloved New York City and Texas. And I'm worried about the sex workers that I know, whose work, health,...
Ten Things to Know about the IRS COVID 19 Stimulus Package
--Alex Andrews If you are a US citizen, filing a tax return is a process that a lot of us put off to the last minute and it's not unusual for someone who is making very little income to not even bother to file. Many senior citizens, folks who are on disability or...
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SWOP Behind Bars Advocacy Toolkit: Florida SB 540/HB 851
Last updated: March 31, 2019. SWOP Behind Bars is calling for heavy revisions to Florida Senate Bill 540 (SB 540) and the House companion bill 851 (HB 851). SWOP Behind Bars will only support these bills if the "Soliciting for Prostitution Registry/Public Database" is...
SWOP Behind Bars Advocacy Toolkit: Florida HB 703/SB 926
SWOP Behind Bars supports Florida House Bill 703 (HB 703) and its counterpart Senate Bill 926 (SB 926) which would greatly expand health education in public schools and repeal the abstinence-only mandate. We also advocate for amending these bills to include human...
SWOP Behind Bars Advocacy Toolkit: Florida HB 259/SB 982
SWOP Behind Bars opposes Florida House Bill 259 (HB 259) and its counterpart Senate Bill 982 (SB 982) because it ties human trafficking education to abstinence-only education. The House version is sponsored by Representatives Williams (District 92) and Plasencia...
Prison Library
Hepatitis Criminalization in the United States
“Punishment is Not a Public Health Strategy: The Criminalization of Viral Hepatitis in the United States” explains how state laws criminalizing viral hepatitis harm public health
#JusticeUpdate PA: Hearts on a Wire
#JusticeUpdate At the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, we believe “AIDS is hard enough, justice shouldn’t be.” Every day we work to secure justice for our clients.
Justice Uncensored: Hearts on a Wire Newsletter now available in Pennsylvania prisons
“COMPASSIONATE RELEASE” Explained By AIDS Law Project PA
Compassionate release for inmates | AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania