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Inside the Government’s Failing Program to Protect Farmworkers
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Inside the Government’s Failing Program to Protect Farmworkers

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Editor’s Note: This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting and was originally published by Investigate Midwest.   In early 2019 in Illinois, a farmworker, his wife and his son lived in a moldy house. Attempting to keep the winter cold at bay, he’d spray-foamed the windows shut. The toilet often malfunctioned. Unlike most farmworker housing,…

Texas mother lost her home and job and was threatened with jail after asking eight-year-old son to walk home alone
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Texas mother lost her home and job and was threatened with jail after asking eight-year-old son to walk home alone

ByBilly Joe Cain

Story by Bevan Hurley • Nov 17 Read original story here. A Texas mother who asked her misbehaving eight-year-old son to walk half a mile home through a quiet suburban neighbourhood says her life was upended after she was charged with child endangerment. Mother-of-three Heather Wallace, 37, a qualified teacher and child sleep therapist, faced up to 20 years…

WATCHDOG | 6 women accused a Seattle hip-hop artist of sex trafficking, allege police 'did …
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WATCHDOG | 6 women accused a Seattle hip-hop artist of sex trafficking, allege police 'did …

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Times Watchdog stories dig deep to hold power accountable, right wrongs and create change. This work is made possible by The Seattle Times Investigative Journalism Fund. Donate today to support watchdog journalism in our community. Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of sexual assault. The tape recorder clicked on. It was a cold night in…