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Legislative leaders, along with Gov. DeSantis and other high-ranking officials, have made multiple assurances that more resources will be made available.
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It's Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and Crisis Center President and CEO Clara Reynolds said it doesn't always play out the way you may have seen it in the movies.
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On National Human Trafficking Day, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister announced the arrests of those charged with human trafficking or trafficking-related charges over the last three months.
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A new law names the Trafficking in Persons Risk to Resilience Research Lab as the main storehouse for human trafficking-related data.
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The bills will strengthen penalties for trafficking, increase training and support victims
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Under the bill, DCF would be required to certify adult safe houses, inspect and re-certify them every year.
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They would crack down on sexual battery, violent crimes, gun theft, human trafficking and more.
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With National Human Trafficking Awareness Month ending in January, Florida is considered to have the country's third-highest number of calls to the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
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Under Rep. Jackie Toledo's bill, places like hotels and vacation rentals would no longer be allowed to charge an hourly rate.
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The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office now has a full-time squad of 12 deputies targeting human trafficking.
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Operation Game Over resulted in the arrests of three men on charges of human trafficking of a minor as well as the recovery of six individuals who were believed to be victims of human trafficking.
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Part of the effort to stop human trafficking involves training commercial truckers, hotel staff and Uber drivers to recognize victims.