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The definition of consent comes up in every rape trial. Let’s no longer leave it up to interpretation., writes the head of Women4Change Indiana

Legislators Talking Behind the Scenes About Changes to Bail Reform Bill

Because our state doesn’t have a statute defining consent, “no” doesn’t mean “no” in the eyes of Indiana law.

January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and combating the problem is especially important in Nevada, which is home to the largest commercial sex trade per capita in the country. More than 5,000 people, mostly women and girls, are sold for sex in Nevada each month, according to a 2019 study from Creighton University. Melissa Holland, executive director and a cofounder at Awaken, a Reno-based nonprofit that helps survivors of sex trafficking get their lives back, said the traffick...

Survivors of human trafficking in Indiana are required to provide testimony in person during trials, but a new bill would allow young survivors to submit pre-recorded video statements.

Survivors of human trafficking in Indiana are required to provide testimony in person during trials, but a new bill would allow young survivors to submit pre-recorded video statements. The proposal would apply to survivors who were 14 or younger at the time of their assault, as long as theyre still a minor during the trial. Rep. ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind (WEHT) - 140 human trafficking cases were reported in Indiana in 2020. Just three years earlier, the National Human Trafficking Hotlin...

Indianas jails are largely filled with people arrested on relatively minor charges and often related to drugs or mental illness.

The state’s jail population increased 60 percent from 2000 to 2019, more than five times the state’s overall population growth, resulting in overcrowding and understaffing. The fallout can be deadly.

Indianas jails are largely filled with people arrested on relatively minor charges and often related to drugs or mental illness.