Human Trafficking Shelter opens in Capitol City
The Center for Violence Prevention proudly announces the opening of Mississippi’s Human Trafficking Shelter for adults. ...
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Human trafficking: Mississippi cases stopped by community tips
Human trafficking is one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States. Mississippi is not exempt from the issue of human trafficking, as the...
Mississippi youth saved from life of forced prostitution
by Jared Bounds
A Hattiesburg duo hit with multiple felony sex-trafficking charges after authorities busted them with a 16 year-old runaway and links to hundreds of pages of...
Mississippi Trucking Association commits to help end trafficking
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- This is the second year the Mississippi Trucking Association and Truckers Against Trafficking have teamed up to put an end to human trafficking...
MDOT, national agencies join forces to fight human trafficking
JACKSON, MISS.— The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has joined various agencies across the state and country to recognize January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month....
Latest trafficking arraignment shows bigger problem in Mississippi
JACKSON, MISS– An arrest was made for charges related to human trafficking Wednesday in Madison County. ...
Human trafficking happening in Mississippi, continues to grow
JACKSON, MISS– Human trafficking is defined as “modern-day slavery and involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or...
Ending Human Trafficking: Miss. Senators Talk About New Bill in DC
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Human trafficking is not only a problem in Mississippi, but across the entire country. While Mississippi is dealing with it on a state level...
Miss. News Briefs: Why Not to Play With a Gun, The Man Who Tried to Buy a Child
by kim
MERIDIAN, Miss.–Playing with a loaded gun is never a good idea. That’s what one kid in Meridian told a man who was tossing it around...
Women, Children Sold for Sex in Mississippi: January is Stalking, Human Trafficking Awareness Month
by kim
Graphic courtesy stoptaskforce.com JACKSON, Miss.–Imagine someone you know disappearing, later found on the streets, sold into prostitution. Believe it or not, it happens in Mississippi....