/tags/human-trafficking Human Trafficking en-US Copyright Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-03-24/ohio-states-unchained-fashion-show-uses-art-to-raise-awareness-for-human-trafficking Ohio State student models wore outfits created by local designers that moved from innocence to violence and eventually restoration. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-03-24/ohio-states-unchained-fashion-show-uses-art-to-raise-awareness-for-human-trafficking Allie Vugrincic /politics-government/2024-08-22/ag-yost-says-changes-needed-to-improve-human-trafficking-law-enforcement-response Ohio Atty. Gen. Dave Yost said a new statewide hotline for human trafficking has launched, and a new law is set to go into effect that will allow expungement of prostitution from criminal records. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 19:17:21 GMT /politics-government/2024-08-22/ag-yost-says-changes-needed-to-improve-human-trafficking-law-enforcement-response George Shillcock /show/all-sides/2024-08-22/new-hotline-will-accept-tips-on-suspected-human-trafficking-in-ohio Ohio will soon have its first hotline to direct tips on suspected sex and labor trafficking. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-08-22/new-hotline-will-accept-tips-on-suspected-human-trafficking-in-ohio /2024-05-21/ohio-sees-hundreds-of-human-trafficking-cases-each-year-a-local-survivor-is-trying-to-help Ohio is one of the top states for human trafficking reports. Experts say more education and support for victims is needed. Tue, 21 May 2024 10:10:00 GMT /2024-05-21/ohio-sees-hundreds-of-human-trafficking-cases-each-year-a-local-survivor-is-trying-to-help Anna Huntsman /2024-04-24/ohio-house-passes-bill-with-harsher-drug-human-trafficking-penalties House Bill 230 in Ohio would recategorize the felony classifications for trafficking certain amounts of drugs, such as cocaine, fentanyl or heroin. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 01:49:31 GMT /2024-04-24/ohio-house-passes-bill-with-harsher-drug-human-trafficking-penalties Sarah Donaldson /news/2024-04-05/pickerington-man-pleads-guilty-to-federal-drug-and-human-trafficking-charges Federal authorities say 37-year-old Cordell Washington, of Pickerington, ran a large-scale drug trafficking organization in Columbus. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 20:38:33 GMT /news/2024-04-05/pickerington-man-pleads-guilty-to-federal-drug-and-human-trafficking-charges Debbie Holmes /2024-02-20/ohio-doesnt-consistently-track-human-trafficking-a-new-tool-aims-to-change-that The University of Toledo’s Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute is developing a screener to identify victims of human trafficking. It’ll be used statewide to develop intervention strategies. Tue, 20 Feb 2024 09:48:00 GMT /2024-02-20/ohio-doesnt-consistently-track-human-trafficking-a-new-tool-aims-to-change-that Kendall Crawford /politics-government/2024-02-12/columbus-officials-local-nonprofit-struggling-to-house-displaced-colonial-village-residents Community Shelter Board CEO Shannon Isom said only 32 out of about 1,300 residents have found permanent housing since being forced to moved from the condemned apartment complex at the end of 2023. Mon, 12 Feb 2024 21:08:27 GMT /politics-government/2024-02-12/columbus-officials-local-nonprofit-struggling-to-house-displaced-colonial-village-residents George Shillcock /2024-01-23/bill-would-make-it-easier-for-ohio-human-trafficking-survivors-to-put-past-behind-them Survivors of trafficking say they are often re-victimized when they get out of that situation because they cannot get their criminal records expunged in Ohio. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 01:02:49 GMT /2024-01-23/bill-would-make-it-easier-for-ohio-human-trafficking-survivors-to-put-past-behind-them Jo Ingles /news/2023-11-27/home-for-human-trafficking-survivors-to-open-next-month-in-columbus Harriet's Hope, named for abolitionist Harriet Tubman, will have 52 apartments and available wraparound services like substance abuse disorder treatment. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 21:03:42 GMT /news/2023-11-27/home-for-human-trafficking-survivors-to-open-next-month-in-columbus Allie Vugrincic