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                                    Correctional Anti-Human Trafficking Initiative (CAHTI)

      

                    
          
    Correctional Anti-Human Trafficking Initiative (CAHTI)
In response to a new threat to correctional operations and the welfare of inmates, NIC has begun its initial efforts in the area on correctional anti-human trafficking. In order to be considered "trafficking" on both federal and state levels, the A-M-P Model may be applied: ACT, MEANS, PURPOSE. It is our goal to develop resources for creating both staff and inmate awareness of the issues, and continue to operate in a manner that reflects our commitment to safety and security. In accordance with the legal mandate that supports prevention, protection and prosecution, we have forged partnerships and other forms of collaboration to counter sex trafficking of women under our supervision.

**FEDERAL PARTNERS INCLUDE:**

Bureau of Justice Assistance/BJA
	Department of Justice/DOJ
	Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention/OJJDP
	National Institute of Justice/NIJ
	Office for Victims of Crime/OVC
	Office on Violence Against Women/OVW
	Bureau of Prisons/BOPThe **Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act VTVPA**(P.L. 106-386) of 2000 defines human trafficking as "severe forms of trafficking in persons" that includes both sex trafficking and labor trafficking. The NIC Correctional Anti-Human Trafficking Initiative (CAHTI) focuses on the **victims of sex trafficking**. Sex trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purposes of a commercial sex act, in which the commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion or in which the person induced to perform such an act has not attained 18 years of age (22 USC 7102; 8 CFR 214.11 (a)).

Our victims are predominantly female offenders--inside and out; prior abuse/neglect; drug/alcohol history; experienced trauma; low self-esteem; and if in the street life, 90% are already under the control of a pimp. The greatest obstacle to rescuing victims of human sex trafficking is (1) Identifying the victims (2) Getting them the services and support they need inside and outside of incarceration and (3) Generating evidence against their traffickers.

Download the Anti-Human Trafficking Resources brochure

    Resource Links
          VHHA Human Trafficking Resource Manual
          Healthcare Resources on Human Trafficking
          Breaking Barriers: Improving Services for LGBTQ Human Trafficking Victims
          The Sexual Abuse to Prison Pipeline: The Girls' Story
          Hot Topic: Do you have any information on human trafficking?
          Tattoos: Branding Victims of Human Trafficking
          The Blue Campaign
          Bending Towards Justice: Perceptions of Justice among Human Trafficking Survivors
          State Report Cards: Grading Criminal Record Relief Laws for Survivors of Human Trafficking
          The Office for Victims of Crime: An Ongoing Commitment to Victims of Human Trafficking
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              President's Interagency Task Force Meeting on Trafficking (2016)
              In-Jail Human Trafficking (2016)
              Consequences of Policing Prostitution: An Analysis of Individuals Arrested and Prosecuted for Commercial Sex in New York City (2017)
              Former Sex Slave Helps Women Reclaim Their Branded Bodies With New Tattoos (2016)
              Human Trafficking Information and Investigations Strategy Toolkit (2016)
              Milwaukee Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking and Related Crimes (2016)
              Sextortion: Awareness and Prevention Webinar (2016)
              The Nature and Extent of Gang Involvement in Sex Trafficking in San Diego County (2016)
              The Prison Pipeline: Recruiting Women into Human Trafficking Networks (2016)

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