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How Does Your State Rank on Human Trafficking Laws?
How Does Your State Rank on Human Trafficking Laws?
Nov 17, 2024 12:31 AM

Does your state have the basic legal framework in place bat human trafficking, punish trafficker, and supports survivors? The Polaris Project recently released their 2013 State Ratings on Human Trafficking Laws, which examines the progress states have made in passing legislation bat both labor and sex trafficking.

According tothe report:

39 states passed new laws to fight human trafficking in the past yearAs of July 31, 2013, 32 states are now rated in Tier 1 (7+ points), up from 21 states in 2012New Jersey and Washington have perfect scores, meaning they have laws fulfilling all 10 categories4 states were most improved this year: Arkansas, Wyoming, Mississippi and New Jersey

Read more . . .

(Via: FRC Blog)

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