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Fact Sheet: Sara’s Law and the Preventing Unfair Sentencing Act
Sara’s Law and the Preventing Unfair Sentencing Act of 2021 (H.R. 2858) The Preventing Unfair Sentencing Act of 2021, or “Sara’s Law,” was introduced into Congress on April 26, 2021. The legislation...
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Fact Sheet: Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Acts (TVPRA)
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (S. 3946, S. 3949) Updated: 2/1/2023 In 2022, Congress introduced four Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (“TVPRA”) bills which would most notably reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection...
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Too Old For the System, But Not for Exploitation: Foster Youth “Aging Out” of Foster Care Expands Vulnerabilities to Commercial Sexual Exploitation
By: Camryn Peterson, Advocacy Manager To truly end child and youth sex trafficking, we must not turn a blind eye to the systems that overlap with commercial sexual exploitation of children. As...
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Walking in the Present: Shared Hope Reflects on Women’s History Month Part 2
By Nancy Winston, Senior Director For Linda Smith, it all began with a filthy wisp of a girl, bold enough to cling to her skirt as she experienced India’s wretched brothels for...
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Walking Through History: Shared Hope Reflects on Women’s History Month Part 1
By: Shauna Devitt, Senior Communications Manager In March we celebrate Women’s History Month, a time to commemorate and celebrate women; women in history, women in the workforce, women who are breaking barriers,...
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