In New Orleans, Calvin Duncan - a man who spent 30 years incarcerated for a murder conviction later vacated - has just been elected clerk of criminal court. His victory isn’t just historic; it’s a reminder that the people most harmed by the criminal legal system often understand its failures better than anyone else. 

Every few years, the anti-trafficking field releases another report diagnosing its own dysfunction. The Safehouse Project’s recent white paper is the latest to outline the emotional toll of the work, the predictable cycles of vicarious trauma, low wages, inconsistent leadership, and the churn that destabilizes survivor support. 

The morning after the 2025 election feels a little like waking up after a storm - the sky’s clearer, but the debris is still everywhere.

When you give to SWOP Behind Bars, you’re not just donating — you’re investing in someone’s comeback story. You’re helping people move from surviving to thriving: from waiting on a bunk in county jail to stability, from a DOC number to a driver’s license, from isolation to connection.

The Switch Is In! After nearly two decades under Polaris, the National Human Trafficking Hotline has a new operator: Compass Connections,...

We’re in strange terrain now: the federal government is treating cities like Portland and Chicago as frontline zones in a migration war....