IL Supreme Court’s Decision on Money Bond Supports Survivors
The PFA replaces money with risk as the determining factor for pretrial incarceration and gives those charged with low-level crimes a chance to heal with their community—all while accounting for the needs of survivors. It’s a true win for public safety.
The Link Between Gun Violence and Gender-Based Violence
Gun violence and gender-based violence are linked. To break the cycle, we need to challenge the cultural norms and beliefs that uphold these behaviors.
Black Women are Still Fighting to be Free from Sex Trafficking
Sexual exploitation is a racial justice issue. Black women survivors need our full attention and support in advocating for solutions to the sex trade.
Follow the Leadership of LGBTQ+ Sex Trade Survivors
To address the harms of the commercial sex trade, we shoud follow the leadership of LGBTQ+ survivors who are speaking about its realities is key.
The Mental Health Impacts of the Sex Trade
People who sell sex face increased risk for mental health issues stemming from the trauma that’s common in the sex trade. Here’s how to address it.
Sex Trafficked Children Are Being Sent to Adult Prison – Here’s How We Stop It
Youth survivors of sex trafficking are often punished and revictimized in adult court. Illinois has the responsibility to change that.
HB 3414: Supporting Recovery for Youth Trafficking Survivors
Illinois can better protect child victims of sexual exploitation from suffering lifelong criminal penalties and support their healing.
The Pretrial Fairness Act is a Win for Survivors and Communities
Survivor advocacy organizations helped draft the Pretrial Fairness Act from a survivor-centered perspective to ensure it accounts for the needs of victims and increases community safety.
The Power to Control Your Own Body
Safe and legal access to abortion is key to supporting survivors of rape, regardless of whether they can disclose the violence they’ve experienced or not. Here’s why.
The Path to Abortion Protections in IL
Illinois is the only midwestern state where access to abortion will continue to exist even if Roe is overturned. That wasn’t always the case.
