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LINCOLN — The days of fines and probation for crimes linked to sex trafficking are coming to an end in Nebraska.
State lawmakers last week passed a bill that dramatically increases penalties for those who create the supply and demand for human trafficking. A minimum of one year in prison is likely for panderers and solicitors in such transactions. If children are exploited, both the pimps and johns could spend the rest of their lives in prison.
One of the most significant bills of the 2017 session also marks a major achievement for state senators, law enforcement officials and women’s advocates who have worked for more than a decade to reveal the extent of an invisible crime and take steps to eradicate it.
No votes were cast against Legislative Bill 289, sponsored by State Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks of Lincoln. Still, a couple of senators raised a key question: Will harsher penalties for human trafficking make a difference?
“As a general rule, where there is a demand, a supply will develop,” said State Sen. Paul Schumacher of Columbus, a former prosecutor. “It may be a bit of a deterrent, but a solution it probably isn’t.”
Senators' approval of harsher penalties sheds light on extent of sex trafficking in Nebraska
It's a longer article that focuses on Nebraska.
You can't traffick if you're in prison.
State lawmakers last week passed a bill that dramatically increases penalties for those who create the supply and demand for human trafficking. A minimum of one year in prison is likely for panderers and solicitors in such transactions. If children are exploited, both the pimps and johns could spend the rest of their lives in prison.
One of the most significant bills of the 2017 session also marks a major achievement for state senators, law enforcement officials and women’s advocates who have worked for more than a decade to reveal the extent of an invisible crime and take steps to eradicate it.
No votes were cast against Legislative Bill 289, sponsored by State Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks of Lincoln. Still, a couple of senators raised a key question: Will harsher penalties for human trafficking make a difference?
“As a general rule, where there is a demand, a supply will develop,” said State Sen. Paul Schumacher of Columbus, a former prosecutor. “It may be a bit of a deterrent, but a solution it probably isn’t.”
Senators' approval of harsher penalties sheds light on extent of sex trafficking in Nebraska
It's a longer article that focuses on Nebraska.
You can't traffick if you're in prison.
