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Governor Brown Signs New Human Trafficking Bills

Victims of human trafficking or torture will get more time to sue their abusers, mass transit will receive a boost in the San Fernando [...]

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Sheriff: Don’t Say ‘Child Prostitute’

Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell announced Wednesday that his department will immediately stop arresting children on [...]

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New Way to Think about Sexual Exploitation of Children

Until now, law enforcement dealt with sex workers of all ages the same...arrested, prosecuted, asked to testify against pimps...

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New Trafficking Task Force in L.A. County

The County Sheriff in L.A., Jim McDonnell, said a human trafficking task force has been formed to give relief to the many caught in the [...]

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Tougher Charges for Human Trafficking in L.A. County

The law has for a long time recognized little difference between prostitutes and pimps. That attitude is changing very quickly in LA...

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Is Sex Work Negotiation Safer Online?

Is sex work safer to negotiate online? Last month, Seattle area authorities seized a website that brought sex workers and clients [...]

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Soldiers Rape and Loot in South Sudan with Permission

Soldiers are allowed to rape during the ethnic fighting that is going on in South Sudan. Even children as young as 6-years-old are [...]

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L.A. Bakery Exploited Filipino Workers

An L.A. bakery is now closed and the owners ordered to pay $15.3 million for abusing and exploiting 11 Filipino employees...

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North Koreans and Forced Labor Report

North Koreans are forced to perform $975 million in forced labor every year according to an NGO called Open North Korea.

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Luxury California Resort Accused of Trafficking Foreign Interns

Terranea Resort, a luxury retreat just minutes from Los Angeles, has come under fire for allegedly exploiting their foreign interns. [...]

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Immigration Detainees Shouldn’t be Coerced to Work for $1 a Day

The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board is speaking out against the problem of forced labor in U.S. immigration detention centers. The [...]

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Forced prison labor in California continues as coronavirus spreads

While the Californian prison system has taken measures to combat the spread of coronavirus, such as halting rehab programs, religious [...]

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Repeal California’s loitering law to ensure public safety, says former police officer

California’s outdated loitering law is harming vulnerable communities, according to retired police officer, Cheryl Dorsey. In an op-ed [...]

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California gets closer to ending involuntary servitude in prisons

The 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery “except as a punishment for crime.” This so-called Punishment Clause has [...]

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