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More Harm Than Good: Sex Trafficking Law in Anchorage, Alaska

Alaskan lawmakers passed a law against sex trafficking, but who does it really affect?

By: Laura Flanders ,; GRITtv

Published: November 7, 2014

Also see: Is the State of Alaska Fighting Sex Trafficking or Targeting Women?

Alaskan lawmakers passed a law against sex trafficking, but who does it really affect?

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