Finally, Massachusetts!
For a state that is infamous for its taxes and laws, I'm surprised that 46 other states have beaten us to this punch. Attorney General Martha Coakley is finally calling for legislation that would make human trafficking for sex in Massachusetts a crime.
The law will make sexual trafficking a punishable offense by 20 years in prison, with harsher penalties for trafficking cases involving minors.
This is an important first step and I hope it will soon be followed by a vested interest in funding anti-trafficking programs in the state and making anti-trafficking more of a priority here.
Meanwhile, in central Pennsylvania, lawmakers are pushing to make trafficking hotlines "prominently visible" in all massage parlors, nuisance motels, and any place with a liquor license. Other measures for better protecting victims of trafficking include making sure that "prostitution" does not appear on their criminal records.
Keep it up, politicians. Glad to see some of you are using your time in office wisely.
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