Similar bills have passed in Oregon, California, New Hampshire and Vermont. Colorado passed an immunity bill last week.
State Sen. Luis Sepulveda, D-Bronx, who co-sponsored the bill along with Assembly Member Richard Gottfried, D-Manhattan, said he feels hopeful that the bill will pass. In previous years, the bill has stalled in committee, but advocates say legislation is moving more quickly now that the worst days of the pandemic seem to be behind us.
Rebecca Cleary, a staff attorney for Decriminalize Sex Work, a national nonprofit sex work advocacy group, says the bill would also benefit law enforcement officers, making it more likely they get good information from witnesses.“New York is safer when survivors and witnesses feel comfortable reporting crimes,” he wrote. “Silencing these individuals does not protect us, it only protects the perpetrators of the crimes these survivors and witnesses are too afraid to report.
Laura Mullen said immunity from prosecution means sex workers and survivors of human trafficking won’t have criminal records, and that will make it easier for them to start over when they are able to do so. “Taking that one prostitution charge away gives them confidence, it gives them security, and it lets them know that when they do change their life they're not going to have that on their back forever.”newsletter signupBy submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our
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