Human trafficking cases often collapse in court due to lack of clear evidence. Researchers are building AI systems that not only detect trafficking signals but can explain and defend them.

The vast majority of people charged with human trafficking in this country are U.S. citizens, according to the Department of Justice. In 2023, U.S. citizens accounted for 96 percent of people charged ...

MADISON (WKOW) — January marks Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and the Wisconsin Department of Justice is sharing critical state-specific data. In 2024, the National Human Trafficking Hotline ...

In 2023, Florida passed Senate Bill 7064, a law requiring all state and local government agencies and nongovernmental organizations that receive federal or state funding to send their human ...

Human trafficking takes a toll on Wyoming, which sees some of the highest rates of Indigenous missing and murdered ...

In 2024, the National Human Trafficking Hotline (NHTH) opened 111 cases involving 181 victims in Wisconsin, with a majority involving adult sex trafficking. Trafficking venues in the state range from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hundreds of children and youth were identified as survivors of human trafficking in the past year, a new report from the Texas ...

Laron Matlock smiled and blew a kiss to his family shortly before being sentenced to 15 years in prison for sex trafficking last Thursday. From July to August 1st, 2012, Matlock benefited financially ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Justice is elusive for many impacted by the deadly realities of a multi-billion dollar industry: human trafficking. A KXAN investigation reveals while Texas is a leader in ...

Human trafficking can be hard to track because it is a crime that hides in plain sight. Mireya Acierto/Photodisc via Getty Images Shelly M. Wagers, University of South Florida and Joan A. Reid, ...