Criminal Legal System

The federal response to sex trafficking has overemphasized prosecution. To fix what is wrong, we need to divest from the carceral system and invest in human rights.

Applying the lens of financial predation expands our understanding of who is involved in the criminal justice system.

Criminal expungement is legal in Minnesota. Here’s how to make it actually work.

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic could be uniquely devastating for women in prison, as well as their children and families.

The goal of shuttering U.S.-based commercial sex websites was both necessary and effective, but law enforcement is still struggling to adapt to FOSTA’s many unintended consequences in its broader fight against the commercial sex industry.