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Activists call for reforms to reduce Hillsboroughâs juvenile arrests
Too many kids are getting arrested, according to the Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality. Local officials agree, but differ on how to address the issue.
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Teenagers listen to a guest speaker at the Hillsborough County Juvenile Detention Center East. A group called Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality is pushing county officials to create a secondary review process to divert more eligible juveniles into the county s arrest avoidance program. [ Times ]
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Thursday was International Human Rights Day, commemorating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations following World War II.
Part of the declaration is a commitment to address the issue of human trafficking and Florida is preparing do just that, ahead of hosting one of the largest magnets for human trafficking for the second year in a row.
Last year during Super Bowl LIV in Miami, 20 trafficking victims were rescued and 42 arrests of johns and accomplices were made.
Human Rights Attorney Mark Schlakman said there are a number of reasons why the event is often a magnet for traffickers.