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Bill Targeting Human Trafficking Passes Georgia House: Moves to Senate

By Ryan Schill | March 2, 2011

A bill cracking down on human trafficking has passed the Georgia House of Representatives and will now move to the Senate for approval. The legislation, HB 200, increases penalties for those guilty of human trafficking, especially if the victims are less than 16 years old. Further provisions are made for victims who have suffered as a result of forced prostitution.

About Ryan Schill

Ryan Schill is the editor of the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange. In 2012 he wrote a comics journalism piece about the ongoing U.S. immigration debate, published in partnership with Cartoon Movement. His 2011 story about a case of misdiagnosed child abuse won first place in the non-deadline writing category of the Society of Professional Journalists Green Eyeshade Awards for Excellence in Journalism. Ryan is completing his MA in professional writing at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, and has a BS in media studies. His research interests include experimental journalism forms, journalism ethics and philosophy, theories of literary journalism and the intersections of social justice and journalism.

One thought on “Bill Targeting Human Trafficking Passes Georgia House: Moves to Senate”

Chris on March 7, 2011 at 3:32 pm said:

I haven’t seen any reporting about the likelihood of this bill coming out of the Senate. Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Chris