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Kids Can Still Be Charged With Prostitution In Almost Half The Country, New Report Highlights Need For Steady Legislative Improvements
Shared Hope International’s newly released Report Cards on Child & Youth Sex Trafficking reveals 37 states received failing grades for laws addressing child and youth sex trafficking, showing the nation’s continued challenge to provide comprehensive and accessible victim protections.
Mississippians Can Report Suspected Human Trafficking On New Website
Mississippi has launched an anti-human trafficking website aimed at supporting victims and providing citizens with a way to report suspected trafficking. Department ...
Budget Breakdown: MN Makes Sex Trafficking A Violent Crime, Funds New Anti-Trafficking Post
Lawmakers have approved changes to Minnesota’s sex trafficking laws that were requested by the Central Minnesota Human Trafficking Task Force, including ...
California, Other States Eye Reduced Penalties for Prostitution to Fight Sex Trafficking
Gov. Janet Mills of Maine recently faced a dilemma — whether she should sign a bill reducing penalties for those ...
Supreme Court Decision Could Mean Increase In Labor Trafficking Of Farmworkers
Experts say the Supreme Court decision to restrict union organizers from farms could have an unintended consequence: an increase in labor trafficking of farmworkers.
Texas Bill Aims To Crack Down On Human Trafficking By Using ATMs
AUSTIN, Texas (KWTX) – State lawmakers have proposed legislation in Austin have proposed a bill that would crack down on ...
Ohio Attorney General: Anti-Human Trafficking Operation Nets 179 Arrests
Ohio’s attorney general said Monday that a statewide human trafficking crackdown last week netted more than 170 arrests and also ...
Missouri Among Top States For Prosecution Of Human-Trafficking Cases
Missouri was among the top 10 states last year for the number of defendants it prosecuted in human-trafficking cases, according ...
Potato Slaves: The Cost of an H-2A Visa in Texas
Workers at a potato processing plant in Texas face abuse by their employers but choose to stay silent out of ...
Chris Smith: Pandemic Puts Trafficking Victims At Higher Risk
Excerpts of remarks by U.S. Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey, The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative on Human Trafficking Issues, OSCE ...