Rights4Girls in the Media

Why Some Advocates Are Pushing Back Against Decriminalization in the Sex Trade

NPR On Point Radio | August 29, 2023

Alleged Sex Trafficking Victim Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

The Washington Post | August 23, 2023

Chicago Sex Trafficking Survivor Pushes for Sentencing Guidelines Across the Country

CBS News | July 31, 2023

Commentary: New Law on Youth Sentencing Will Protect Child Sex Trafficking Victims

Chicago Sun Times | July 15, 2023

Pieper Lewis Gets 20-year Sentence, But Then is Placed on Probation Again

Des Moines Register | May 31, 2023

How Sexually Abused Girls Are Still Ending Up In Jails and Prisons

The Washington Post | April 10, 2023

Opinion: Girls Reporting Sexual Abuse Shouldn’t Fear Being Prosecuted

Los Angeles Times | March 3, 2023

Sex Trafficking Survivor Advocates for New Law to Protect Child Victims

ABC News | January 24, 2023

Looking Beyond Binaries: The Case for Partial Decriminalization of the Sex Trade

U.S. News & World Report | February 10, 2021

Opinion: Handcuffs Over Homework—The Criminalization of Black Girls

Bloomberg Law| August 12, 2020

How Many Women of Color Have to Cry?: Top Feminist Organizations Are Plagued By Racism, 20 Former Staffers Say

The Lily | July 13, 2020

Sex Work or Sexual Abuse? US Representative Pressley, Activists Debate Decriminalizing Prostitution

The Boston Globe | December 16, 2019

In Washington, a Fight to Decriminalize Prostitution Divides Allies

The New York Times | October 17, 2019

Bill Proposed to Decriminalize Sex Work in Washington, DC

ABC News | October 1, 2019

No Such Thing as a ‘Child Prostitute’

Ms. Magazine | Sep. 17, 2019

Are D.C. Residents Really Ready to Live in a ‘Sex Tourist Destination’?

The Washington Post | August 9, 2019

Cyntoia Brown Freed After 15 Years in Prison

ABC News | August 8, 2019

Opinion: There’s a Way to Decriminalize Prostitution without Putting Women at Risk

The Washington Post | August 2, 2019

Epstein Case Underscores the Vulnerability of Exploited Girls

The Seattle Times | July 22, 2019

Why Jeffrey Epstein Got Away with Sexually Abusing Girls for so Long

HuffPost | July 18, 2019

Opinion: DC Council Bill Would Turn Our Nation’s Capital into a Capital for Sex Tourism and Trafficking

Washingtonian | July 16, 2019

The Epstein Case Is Not an Outlier. Child Sex Trafficking Is ‘Pervasive’ in the U.S.

PBS NewsHour | July 9, 2019

“It’s an Uncomfortable Reality.” An Expert on How Jeffrey Epstein’s Case Isn’t All That Unique

Mother Jones | July 9, 2019

This Teenager Says She Killed Her Rapist in Self-Defense. Should She Spend Life Behind Bars?

Mother Jones | February 8, 2019

How a Future Trump Cabinet Member Gave a Serial Sex Abuser the Deal of a Lifetime

Miami Herald | November 28, 2018

For Some Girls, Sexual Abuse Can Lead to Prison

Newsy | March 19, 2018

What Cyntoia Brown’s Story Can Teach Us About Juveniles and Justice

NPR 1A | December 5, 2017

Advocates Say Cyntoia Brown’s Case Is Part of the ‘Sexual Abuse-To-Prison’ Pipeline

NPR All Things Considered | December 3, 2017

Backpage’s Sex Ads Are Gone. Child Trafficking? Hardly.

The New York Times | March 11, 2017

Child Sex Trafficking Victims Need Services, Not Punishment, Say Advocates

Reuters | February 13, 2017

California Changes Laws So Children Can No Longer Be Prostitutes

Reuters | September 27, 2016

Los Angeles Ends Arrests of Minors Trafficked into Sex Trade

Al Jazeera America| October 22, 2015

Ending the Sexual Abuse to Prison Pipeline for Black and Brown Girls

NBC News | July 16, 2015

Obama Signs Anti-trafficking Bill into Law

The Hill | May 29, 2015