They say organized prostitution keeps coming in from out of state, because our laws are soft on the crime. A new bill in Austin aims to change that. Despite arrest after arrest, Dallas vice officers say, they're frustrated. Prostitution shows no signs of letting up. Jack Bragg, with the Dallas Police Dept.
Police say, the penalty, a misdemeanor, is minor.
It's just a cost of doing business. But a bill introduced in Austin, could change that. It says after a suspect has three prostitution convictions the crime becomes a state jail felony. That means increased fines, and time in a state jail not a county facility. Jennifer Enzer is all for it.