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The prevalence of Human trafficking in Houston, Texas is the worst of any U.S. city. Between 2007 and 2016 the city ranked first for reported trafficking cases, [1] while in 2019 the number of cases nearly doubled compared to the previous three years, [2] despite Mayoral initiatives, [3] due to the highly organized nature of this criminal business.
Frackville, Pennsylvania: State Correctional Institution – Phoenix: Skippack, Pennsylvania: Opened July 11, 2018, replacing the adjoining State Correctional Institution – Graterford, which had been Pennsylvania's largest prison. Graterford opened in 1929 and worked with Eastern State Penitentiary until its closing in 1970.
Houston's ethnic diversity has been a prime factor for its human trafficking problem. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Houston is one of the largest hubs for human trafficking in the nation [26] and the largest hub in Texas. [27] Houston has over 200 active brothels, with two new openings each month. [28]
In another case, multiple charges were filed against a Guatemalan man illegally in the country who allegedly paid someone $1,400 to traffic a 16-year-old across state lines to Houston to meet him.
For help, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-373-7888 or text 233733.
The Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force was created by executive order on March 29, 2012. It coordinates efforts between 11 departments to identify and rescue victims, coordinate the investigation of human trafficking cases, and provide services and treatment for victims. [ 199 ]
Twenty-two people were arrested in Pennsylvania in connection to a human trafficking operation tied to two massage businesses, officials said.. The District Attorney for Cumberland County ...
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act was renewed in 2003, 2006, 2008 (when it was renamed the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008). The law lapsed in 2011. In 2013, the entirety of the Trafficking Victims Protection was attached as an amendment to the Violence Against Women Act and passed. [2]