Many court systems in the US have treatment courts to identify those who may need help with underlying issues like mental health, veterans needs, addiction, and trafficking. Nashville's is a two year program involving hands-on communication with the presiding judge, assistant district attorney, and a host of local community service providers that assist with managing the various needs of a survivor. The grace-empowered program provides women charged with prostitution an opportunity to removed those charges through a day-long program addressing trafficking, addiction, and trauma. This is an important part of the End Slavery Tennessee referral process. In today's episode, producer Stacy Elliot and I talked to Judge Ana Escobar and Assistant District Attorney Sarah Wolfson about how the court system can help victims of human trafficking.
