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Sex Trafficking
Analysis
August 28
5 Things to Know About How Survivors Get Incarcerated for Their Abusers’ Crimes
Little-known laws allow people to be punished for crimes they didn’t directly commit. Survivors of domestic violence are especially vulnerable.
By
Shannon Heffernan
Feature
June 13
Serving Time for Their Abusers’ Crimes
The Marshall Project found nearly 100 people who were punished for the actions of their abusers under little-known laws like “accomplice liability.”
By
Shannon Heffernan
Commentary
December 1, 2017
Cyntoia Brown and Our Twisted System
The process that sent a teenage sex-trafficking victim to prison for life didn’t fail. It worked as it was designed to.
By
Donovan X. Ramsey
News
February 9, 2016
Congress Acts to Mark Passports of Sex Offenders
Target of legislation is sex-traffickers; critics call it a ‘scarlet letter.’
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
Q&A
September 18, 2015
‘Sex is Not a Service’
A former prostitute makes the case for busting johns.
By
Dana Goldstein
News
February 11, 2015
Anyone in Favor of Child Sex Slavery?
Not in Congress. But what do all those anti-trafficking bills actually do?
By
Christie Thompson