A year-long investigation by the South Florida Sun Sentinel found that victims of sex trafficking are frequently retraumatized by a system that investigates, charges and prosecutes them for crimes they are coerced by their traffickers into committing. Their criminal charges can follow them for years or even decades, making it a challenge to find stable jobs or housing. If they choose to speak out against their traffickers, they can be put through a traumatizing deposition process distinct to Florida and just five other states.
(BROWARD COUNTY, FLA) The sentencing of the Parkland shooter is over, but not the feud between the judge and the defense attorneys. The Florida Association o
Pedestrians stopped in their tracks and stared. Passengers in vehicles craned their necks and waved. Schoolboys in uniform ran like paparazzi angling for the perfect shot. They were all riveted by a cream-coloured double-decker bus with ketchup-red trims on the top and bottom swerving last month into an open-air terminal.