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
Sex Worker Safety IS Human Trafficking Prevention
When I first began working in the anti-trafficking movement, I had a decade of experience working as a rape crisis center responder. I was familiar with trauma-informed care, non-judgmental provision of services, and the ways in which victim-blaming, rape culture, and...
Intl Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, 2020 Drop In Memorial Online
Join SWOP Behind Bars for a community hosted event from 9am to midnight on Thursday December 17, 2020. Drop in anytime using the zoom link. Names will be read at the beginning of each hour. We have an amazing group of hosts and we can’t wait to see you there!
SWOP Behind Bars Statement Regarding Pornhub being Banned from Accepting Visa and Mastercard
On December 10, Mastercard and Visa announced that they will no longer allow Pornhub to accept payment for Mastercard and Visa on their platform after intense pressure from religious groups who are waging a war against sex workers. We say “war against sex workers”...
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...
