America is awesome Prostitution in New Orleans These days, Tabitha, who asked that her real name not be used in this story, has yet another burden: a stamp printed on her driver’s license labels her a sex offender. Her crime? Sex work. isn’t it…
I had to post this, its awesome, Thanks Claire!
How America Criminalised Poverty. Grim stuff, but worth a read. What its like to be poor in the greatest nation that ever lived. Here is a quote: “Can you imagine?” asked Eric Sheptock, the homeless advocate (himself a shelter resident) who introduced me to Szekeley. “They arrested a homeless man in a shelter for being homeless?” And [...]
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