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Perspective

Oct. 24, 2012

Ballot initiative to expand human trafficking definition

Modeled in part after legislation in New York, Prop. 35 will expand the definition of human trafficking and increase prison sentences. By Jeffrey A. Lowe


By Jeffrey A. Lowe

"The FBI reports that three cities in California, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco, are among the nation's 13 highest child sex trafficking areas. Yet the Legislative Analyst's Office found that only 18 convicted human traffickers are in state prison." - Los Angeles Daily News, Oct. 11.

"A 2011 study by The Shared Hope International and American Center for Law and Justice gave Californi...

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