Search■ Criminal Justice Publications
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How to Get and Clean Up Your New York State Rap Sheet
(Updated 2007) - This manual offers individuals with a criminal record a step-by-step guide to getting and cleaning up their New York State rap sheets and getting a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities or a Certificate of Good Conduct. The manual includes model letters, explanations of what types of offenses can be sealed and, and guidance on completing employment applications. Similar manuals are available for California, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Virginia (updated 2002). (Funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, New York State Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives, and New York State Assembly) |
■ HIV/AIDS Publications
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HIV/AIDS: Testing, Confidentiality & Discrimination. What You Need to Know About New York Law
(2001) - An easy-to-use, comprehensive guide to New York State’s HIV testing, confidentiality, and discrimination laws. Written for lawyers and non-lawyers alike. This guide was written before the enactment of HIPAA, and therefore, should be read in conjunction with New York State’s HIV Confidentiality Law and the Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): A Summary for HIV Providers. Some of the forms have been revised, so also get Updated Materials. |
■ Alcohol and Drug Publications
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Are you Somebody with HIV/AIDS? An Alcohol or Drug History? A Criminal Record? (Updated 2007) - This booklet is for New Yorkers with HIV or AIDS, a drug or alcohol problem and/or a criminal record who want to know their rights to be free of discrimination. It explains: laws that forbid discrimination; limits on what employers, landlords, and others may ask; how to get a job or housing despite the stigma associated with HIV, addiction, and having a criminal record; and what to do when confronted with illegal discrimination. (Funded by the New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute) |
■ Welfare (Women, Children and Families) Publications
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Welfare As We Know It Now: What New York's New Welfare Laws Mean for People with Criminal Records, Substance Abuse Histories and HIV/AIDS
(2000) - This manual describes New York State and federal welfare laws, including eligibility categories, time limits, and work requirements, with particular attention to the provisions affecting individuals with criminal records, alcohol and drug histories, and HIV/AIDS. (Available as a manual for service providers and as a pamphlet for clients in both English and Spanish) (Funded by the New York State Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives and New York State Assembly) |