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2025 Feature: Old Pros in Iceland

Old Pros is co-producing a one-day conference, Sex Worker Stories and Public Policy, to educate the Icelandic public about why decriminalization is the only policy that reduces violence.The conference will take place at The Nordic House, a prestigious cultural center in Reykjavik, Iceland on Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 11–8pm UTC and will be free and open to the public. Sex Worker … Continue reading 2025 Feature: Old Pros in Iceland

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2024 (2016 Revisited) Interview with The ESPLER Project

The 14th Amendment forbids states from denying any person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law" or to "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” By directly mentioning the role of the states, the 14th Amendment greatly expanded the protection of civil rights to all Americans and is cited in more litigation than any other amendment. ~ Library of Congress.

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New laws in Penna: Pensions, gambling, domestic violence, DUI, human trafficking, animal abuse, and more

HUMAN TRAFFICKING Child victims of human trafficking cannot be prosecuted for crimes they are compelled to commit under a new law that also requires police to contact the state Department of Human Services whenever they encounter a child who has been sexually exploited. The Department of Human Services also must establish ways to provide victims with homes, schooling, training and counseling.

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HIV Criminalization in the United States: A Sourcebook on State and Federal HIV Criminal Law and Practice, The Center for HIV Law and Policy (2017)

The HIV Criminalization Sourcebook includes the text, related case law, and analysis of statutory provisions that:

1. criminalize non-disclosure of HIV status or exposure of a third party to HIV;
2. make exceptions to confidentiality and privacy rights of PLHIV;
3. provide for sentence enhancements for PLHIV convicted of underlying crimes such as prostitution and solicitation; and
4. require sex offender registration for PLHIV.

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Update on AK HB 112 / SB 73: Cops On Sexual Contact During  Investigations

The Anchorage Police Department is fighting a pair of state bills that would criminalize cops who have “sexual contact” with people under investigation. The reason for the opposition, according to Deputy Chief Sean Case, is that there are “very, very limited” situations in which cops need to cross that boundary — specifically, when it comes to undercover investigations of sex workers. Article by Tracy Clark Flory for Vocative; supporting statistics from ISWFACE LA.