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April 2011 Blog Posts (40)

Ex-prisoner made his own success

There's no shortage of talent in prison. That was a part of the message that convicted-felon-turned-award-winning-writer R. Dwayne Betts gave to juveniles and men at Young Correctional Institution on Tuesday afternoon.

"Part of my story is to suggest that we do get to write our own lives," he said to a group of at least… Continue

Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 30, 2011 at 5:40am — No Comments

The Kissing Case' And The Lives It Shattered by NPR Staff

In 1958, James Hanover Thompson and his friend David… Continue

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Most Pimps Were Trafficked, Abused As Children

by Amanda Kloer

A new research study from the DePaul College of Law sheds light on a rarely examined subject: pimps. Researchers interviewed 25 pimps from the Chicago area, and what they found… Continue

Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 30, 2011 at 4:18am — No Comments

Student at Washington University shares her story about human trafficking

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By <a href="mailto:mrush@ksdk.com">Mike Rush</a>

<b>St. Louis (KSDK)</b> - On the Washington University campus, Katie Rhoades blends right in. She's just another student working towards a better future. But… Continue

Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 30, 2011 at 4:15am — No Comments

GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN - Please release Sara Kruzan from prison now!

@ Phil Cenedella

Dear Governor Brown

In 1978 you were 3 years into your first term as Governor of the Golden State,......and Sara Kruzan had not yet been born.

Fast forward 16… Continue

Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 30, 2011 at 4:14am — No Comments

Springfield urged to watch for human trafficking By Rachel Wells

State officials and local social service providers can’t say how big of a problem human trafficking is for Springfield but they’re still encouraging local residents to keep their eyes open. Interstate 55 is known as a “beltway” for trafficking of any kind and sex trafficking has been… Continue

Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 28, 2011 at 10:47am — No Comments

Girls Like Us: The Hidden Story of Human Sex Trafficking in America

(Photo: HarperCollins).

Teenage girls forced to work as prostitutes under the thumb of violent pimps and traffickers—that's something that only happens in faraway places like Cambodia and the Philippines, right?

Sadly, no. Right here in the U.S., countless young girls and women are forced to sell their bodies on street "tracks" and in hotel bedrooms every year, from… Continue

Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 28, 2011 at 10:45am — No Comments

Slavery hits home

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 26, 2011 at 9:07am — No Comments

Child sex trafficking, 'epidemic' in US

A recent FBI law enforcement bulletin says child sex trafficking is a “problem of epidemic proportion” that threatens 300,000 American children.

The report said victims are often forced to travel far from home and their lives revolve around “violence, forced drug use and constant threats.”

According to the Washington-based FAIR Fund international nonprofit…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 26, 2011 at 8:09am — No Comments

Press Conference to be Held for Tonya McDowell Hosted by Gwen Samuel and the CT Parent’s Union –

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 25, 2011 at 1:04am — No Comments

WELCOME TO "NEED FOR SPEED" IN REAL LIFE...Better than crack,hashish, cannabis, marijuana, and ecstasy. by Kate Savelyeva

The game restarted.

Happiness in its purest form.

Coarse, natural, volcanic.

It was the best.

Better than drugs, better than heroin.

Better than crack,hashish, cannabis, marijuana, and…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 24, 2011 at 9:04am — No Comments

THIS YOUNG WOMAN COMMITTED THIS CRIME WHEN SHE WAS 13 YEARS ...WITH NO POLICE RECORD..

Scott Sappington Jr. had just dropped off his siblings at their grandmother's house when he was gunned down from point-blank on July 23, 2008. The 16-year-old junior at Sumner Academy was on his way to work at a McDonald's when he was killed by someone trying to steal his car at 10th and Laurel in Kansas City, Kansas.

KCK police pinne…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 24, 2011 at 8:19am — No Comments

Profile of a Trafficker by fourbluehills

Profile of a Trafficker

What is known about Traffickers?

“Traffickers include those who recruit, transport, harbor, obtain and exploit victims, often using force, threats, lies, or other physical…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 24, 2011 at 6:20am — No Comments

FBI: Your New Facebook "Friend," Per AP

WASHINGTON - The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too. U.S. law…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 24, 2011 at 6:14am — No Comments

Bobby Yates

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 22, 2011 at 4:19am — No Comments

It Is Now "Free Speech" To Send Threats and Intimidate Abortion Providers posted by: Robin Marty

A anti-abortion "activist" who was facing charges for attempting to threaten and intimidate a Kansas doctor who performs abortions will likely not be sued for violating the FACE (Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act) act. A judge dismissed an… Continue

Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 22, 2011 at 4:18am — No Comments

PURDY is an intimate portrait of five offender mothers and their infants.

Watch the full episode. See more…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 22, 2011 at 4:16am — No Comments

ANTI-VIOLENCE DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY

-- The Newark Anti-Violence Coalition (NAVC) and Parents Of Murdered Children (PMC) Unite at 91st Straight Anti-Genocide (Anti-Violence) Demonstration in City of Newark --