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HUMAN RIGHTS
Backpage Sex Trafficking Co-Founder Michael Lacey Sentenced to Prison
After years of legal battles over Backpage’s role in prostitution and exploitation of minors, a federal judge sentenced co-owners Michael Lacey, Scott Spear and John Brunst to prison.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Massive Florida Human Trafficking Bust Arrests 148, Rescues Victims
Demand to purchase sex in Hillsborough County, Florida, was so great that law enforcement needed an extra hotel room to carry out their sting operation.
MENTAL HEALTH
House Appropriations Committee Eliminates Torture Loophole—Halts Electrocution for “Behavior Control”
Everyone, it appears, agrees that the use of violent electric shocks isn’t therapy but torture. Everyone, that is, except the torturers.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Amazon’s New Law Enforcement Facial Tech Stirs Up Protests
With the news that Amazon currently is selling its new facial recognition software, Rekognition, to law enforcement agencies, a number of rights and privacy groups including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have sounded the alarm.
