Nevada Bill Aims to Stop Arrests of Sex Trafficking Victims
March 13, 2021 1:07 AMLegal - By CARSON CITY, Nev.—Nevada legislators are considering a bill, SB164, which would empower police to stop arresting, imprisoning and deporting sex trafficking victims. The legislation would enable law enforcement to refer survivors to services. And it would likely decrease sex trafficking by making it safe for survivors to cooperate with law enforcement on prosecutions of sex traffickers. Currently every state, including Nevada, conflates sex trafficking and sex work. Despite the fact that trafficking survivors are victims of a violent crime, police and pros...
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