Of the minority of sex crimes that result in convictions, 60% end with guilty pleas to lesser offenses, leaving survivors disillusioned with the process.
“Clubs shutting down may not immediately lead to trafficking,” says one advocate. “But it immediately leads to all sorts of other vulnerable situations.”
It would cost the state about $7.5 billion to repair culverts that violate Indigenous fishing rights, but millions from the U.S. government could help.