human trafficking

On October 1st, victims can no longer be charged with list of crimes including prostitution.

We’ll go On the Record with the director of a local rape crisis center. How does Maryland’s Safe Harbor legislation connect children who’ve been trafficked to assistance? Plus, preventing abuse. What steps should schools, churches, and other groups take?

Two bills are on the docket again after failing last legislative session.

The Safe Harbor and Service Response Act prevents children ages 17 and under who have been trafficked from being charged with prostitution and other charges related to their trafficking.

Maryland earned an “F” grade in protecting kids from human trafficking for sex; we ask why. And we learn why The Samaritan Women, the nonprofit that helps young adults put trafficking behind them, is shifting to training others, like the shelter recently opened on the Eastern Shore.

Maryland just got an “F” grade in protecting kids from human trafficking for sex; we ask why. And we learn why The Samaritan Women, the nonprofit that helps young adults put trafficking behind them, is shifting to training others … like the shelter about to open on the Eastern Shore, Harriette's House

Those who escape the clutches of human trafficking often face a hurdle in building a new life: A criminal conviction that stems from the coercion they…

For the past decade, survivors of domestic sex trafficking have found refuge at The Samaritan Women, a program in Baltimore that offers long-term housing…