New Task Force Aims to Fight Human Trafficking in Texas
Human trafficking in Texas is nothing new, but the state's previous efforts to end this practice have fallen short. To address the continuing problem, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot recently announced the creation of a new task force, which he says, "will take an aggressive stand against human traffickers, who have turned Texas into a hub for international and domestic forced labor and prostitution rings."
Does the Punishment Exceed the Crime?
Across the nation in hearings held by the U.S. Sentencing Commission, federal judges have been arguing that people found guilty of possessing child pornography are often punished too harshly by our court system.
