The Victims of Human Trafficking Trust Fund is supported by fines against pimps, human traffickers, and people buying sex. But it has been stymied, experts say, by the realities of prosecuting such crimes.
Prostitution would be decriminalized in Massachusetts under bills discussed before the Judiciary Committee this week, though there is a deep divide among sex workers and activists about how far that
Prostitution would be decriminalized in Massachusetts under bills discussed before the Judiciary Committee this week, though there is a deep divide among sex workers and activists about how far that decriminalization should go. Two bills filed this session would decriminalize prostitution. One, however, would only repeal criminal penalties that apply to prostitutes themselves, leaving those
One bill under consideration in Massachusetts would decriminalize prostitution while maintaining legal consequences for pimps and johns; another would legalize.