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State advocacy groups and CJCC urge funding to stabilize Georgia's human-trafficking hotline
Summary
Officials and advocates told the appropriations subcommittee the statewide human-trafficking hotline has reliability and reporting gaps and asked for recurring funds to staff and operate a 24/7 response and victim advocacy capacity.
Members of the House appropriations subcommittee on public safety heard detailed testimony on a request to bring Georgia's human-trafficking hotline and victim advocacy functions under more consistent state control.
The request, presented during the Department of Public Safety and Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) budget reviews, would add full-time state staff to answer and triage hotline calls and fund weekend contractor coverage so the hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Advocates and agency officials said repeated problems with outsourced hotline contractors, gaps in mandatory reporting, and shrinking federal grant dollars have left victims without a reliable…
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