Amending the prostitution statute to be inapplicable to minors recognizes that children do not engage in commercial sex by choice; rather, a child does so out of coercion, survival, force, fraud, or fear.
Senate Bill 344, Wisconsin
By removing criminal liability for all minors under the prostitution statute, this bill seeks to increase victim protection in an imperative way.
Assembly Bill 186, Wisconsin
An Act to amend 944.30 (1m) (intro.) and 944.30 (2m) of the statutes; Relating to: prosecuting a person under the age of 18 with committing an act of prostitution.
Assembly Bill 186, Wisconsin
An Act to amend 944.30 (1m) (intro.) and 944.30 (2m) of the statutes; Relating to: prosecuting a person under the age of 18 with committing an act of prostitution.
Recommendation 66, California
Shared Hope strongly opposes the Reimagining Public Safety Task Force’s Recommendation 66 because, despite what its name purports, this recommendation fails to protect the safety and health of Oakland children and youth who are an essential, albeit vulnerable, part of the community.