by pskadmin | Oct 5, 2017 | News
A new bill from At-large Councilmember David Grosso would decriminalize sex work in the District. “The reason I want to do it, in a nutshell, is I do not think the criminalization of sex workers has worked for the District of Columbia,” Grosso said in an...
by pskadmin | Sep 27, 2017 | News
On September 14, Councilmember David Grosso hosted the Sex Worker Advocates Coalition (SWAC) for a briefing on Decriminalization of Commercial Sex in DC. SWAC is comprised of 16 groups working on victims’ services, harm reduction, violence prevention, human and civil...
by pskadmin | Aug 16, 2017 | News
Defense attorneys, child and anti-trafficking advocacy groups and the DC Council are continually grappling with a proper balance between fairness for the accused and justice for victims. On June 15, 2017, the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety of the DC...
by pskadmin | Aug 11, 2017 | News
On July 25, 2017, the Executive Director of the Amara Legal Center, Stacie Reimer, was honored as the recipient of the J. Franklyn Bourne Award by the J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association and the Prince George’s County Human Relations Commission. Every year the J....
by pskadmin | Jul 10, 2017 | News
On June 26, the American Bar Association (ABA) honored six leaders who are at the forefront of the international fight against human trafficking. In recognition of their efforts to combat trafficking, raise international awareness, and build resources for survivors,...
by pskadmin | Jul 8, 2017 | News
Driver Keith Avila began his Über shift after work on December 26, 2016. That shift began like most other days. That was, until he picked up two women and a girl requesting to be dropped off at a nearby Holiday Inn in Elk Grove, California. While driving, the women...
