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This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author’s own. Last week, the Illinois House of Representatives gave unanimous approval to legislation filed by State Representative Jeff Keicher (R-Sycamore). House Bill 2418 creates a pathway to expunge criminal records for victims of human trafficking as they seek to recover…
Our reliance on face matching for identity verification is being challenged by the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and facial morphing technology. This technique involves digitally creating an image which is an average of two people’s faces, and which can deceive not only human examiners, but also facial recognition systems. The misuse of this technology…
The JMU Student Government Association (SGA) took a trip to Richmond, Virginia, to advocate for three pertinent categories of student interest with state legislators, including students’ well-being, campus safety and access and affordability during its biannual advocacy trip Feb. 8. Through months of time and effort, senior Grace Smith, SGA’s legislative affairs chair, said SGA…
ATLANTA (WUPA) – Survivors have joined forces with state and local agencies and businesses in the fight to end human trafficking. Polaris and IHG Hotels and Resorts hosted an anti-human trafficking forum at the Kimpton Shane Hotel in Midtown Atlanta on Wednesday, in order to collaborate on solutions. “Today, we had survivors who are leaders…
Jamal Andress February 15, 2023, 5:43 PM From uniforms to bed sheets to state flags, U.S. prisons have a long history of profiting from prison labor. The Bureau of Prisons, which houses federal inmates, sells products through its company Unicor. Unicor brought in $528 million in 2021 alone. Similarly, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice sells products…
From uniforms to bed sheets to state flags, U.S. prisons have a long history of profiting from prison labor. The Bureau of Prisons, which houses federal inmates, sells products through its company Unicor. Unicor brought in $528 million in 2021 alone. Similarly, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice sells products through Texas Correctional Industries. TCI brought in roughly $82…
Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday called for a Senate investigation into possible human trafficking activities using private aircraft at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). During Wednesday’s session, Poe delivered a privilege speech about an alleged human trafficking incident on February 13 involving an aircraft operated by Cloud Nine No. 1 Leasing Company Ltd., a…
Far too many survivors of human trafficking escape their exploitation only to discover that they are not truly free of what happened to them. The criminal records many have picked up as a result of being trafficked are now hanging over their heads, making it harder for them to get housing, jobs, scholarships, or even…
I am a survivor of human trafficking. I am also a Black woman. Telling the real story of human trafficking – the story that acknowledges that human trafficking is the predictable end result of systems built in an unequal world – requires listening to survivors to understand their experiences. However, as a Black survivor of…
VIDEO: FULL SLAVERY IN SUBURBIA SPECIAL: You might not realize it, but January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month and this weekend, we’re shining the spotlight on the growing problem across the tri-state. The Turn To Tara team spent several months combing through new data, and it reveals some of the reasons why cases of human…
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