Creating Community for Incarcerated Sex Workers
A chapter of the Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP)Mission Statement
SWOP Behind Bars uses a harm reduction framework to offer various resources, community-building projects, educational programs, and advocacy to end violence and stigma against sex workers in the criminal justice system. This includes those currently incarcerated and those seeking re-entry services.
The SBB Community Support Line
If you are in trouble in North America, call us and we can help you get access to what you need.
1-877-776-2004, extension 1
Chat for Support
This feature is designed to give our community members an opportunity to engage with peer support quickly and privately. Simply click on the floating red icon on the bottom right of our website and you will be connected with an agent who will be happy to answer questions or assist you in finding the resources you need. This feature was launched right after the COVID 19 crisis began, and has been a great success in reaching folks that don’t have access to a phone or prefer to text.
Our Blog
Dear Madam VP Elect: An Open Letter to Kamala Harris from a Sex Worker
Last Saturday morning I was laying in bed and checked the Huffington Post — 284 Biden and 214 Trump. I texted my best friend immediately, a sex worker and well versed politico, who responded; “Yes! They’re calling Biden President Elect Biden on the news!” I was...
Resolute Opponents Of The Prison-Industrial Complex
Both in the United States and around the world, incarceration is the default punishment for certain crimes. However, many individuals and organizations are rethinking the justice process, calling attention to the inequities caused by racial discrimination and...
A Question of Identity
Nikki had been chronically homeless from early childhood through her young adult life. She never finished high school and was forced to trade sex in order to survive from the age of 15 after giving birth to a daughter by a much older man who was exploiting her. Now...
Understanding Some of the Common Legal Needs of Sex Workers
LGBTQ+ people overrepresented in the field, while underserved and sometimes not fully understood by those providing legal help By Derek J. Demeri in New Jersey Lawyer Magazine DEREK J. DEMERI is a...
RESOURCE for No Cost HIV Testing and Treatment via TeleHealth Technology
Harmony Healthcare Orlando, Inc is a Florida based non-profit that is sex worker positive and has offered to assist sex workers across the United States in accessing HIV testing, treatment and prevention and HEP C testing and treatment to anyone, with or without...
When Police Are the Pimps: The SBB Exclusive Interview with Donah Sandford
Build up a reputation for doing good by people and live by that example. This business was not started to harm others; it was designed to do the exact opposite. - Donah Sandford SWOP Behind Bars (SBB) caught up with Donah Sandford regarding her federal case against...
