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Harris County marks Human Trafficking Awareness Day, approves gates along Bissonnet corridor to reduce recruitment of children
Summary
Commissioners proclaimed Jan. 11 Human Trafficking Awareness Day, heard from survivor-support organizations and law enforcement, and approved a tri-party agreement to install six gates on the Bissonnet corridor after local school districts and precinct staff reported youths being targeted for recruitment.
Harris County Commissioners Court on Jan. 9 adopted a resolution recognizing Jan. 11 as Human Trafficking Awareness Day and approved a tri-party agreement to keep six gates closed on parts of the Bissonnet corridor, an area where officials said schoolchildren were being targeted for trafficking recruitment.
Commissioner Briones, who brought the resolution, called trafficking "modern-day slavery" and described partnerships with nonprofits, law enforcement and school districts as central to prevention work.…
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