Youth Trafficking in Oakland: An Oakland Local Investigative Series
Detail of "Journey" by Steve Weaver of mural, http://bit.ly/c95KQB
This is the index to Oakland Local's complete May 2010 series on youth trafficking, a growing problem in Oakland, Calif. Investigative reporters Barbara Grady and Sarah Terry-Cobo spent six weeks on "the track," Oakland's International Boulevard, talking with survivors, police, social services advocates and the district attorney's office to get inside the booming problem of trafficked youth in Oakland.
Resources: Take action against youth trafficking!
May 5, 2010:
- Part 1: Youth Trafficking is Big Business Despite Government, Police Efforts
- Part 2: Victims of Youth Trafficking in Oakland
- Part 3: Fighting Youth Trafficking: Recession, Weak Laws Make it Hard
May 6, 2010:
- Part 4: Solving Youth Trafficking: Educating "Johns" Curbs Demand
- Part 5: Alameda County DA's Office: Crusade to Rescue Youth, Prosecute Pimps
May 7, 2010:
- Part 6: Oakland's Sexually Trafficked Youth: Arrest or Treat These Victims?
- Part 7: Rescuing Trafficked Youth: Building a House for Kids With No Home
- Part 8: Trafficking Solutions Hindered by Lack of Funds in the Great Recession
May 10, 2010:
May 26, 2010
A Night on the Track: On Oakland's International Boulevard, young girls abound after nightfall,
These stories were produced under a fellowship sponsored by the
G.W. Williams Center for Independent Journalism, a project of Tides
Center.
We also thank Robert Rosenthal and California Watch for their support, and our reporters Barbara Grady and Sarah Terry-Cobo, along with photographer Alison Yin, for their amazing work.
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