Jailing Girls for Men’s Crimes | BY CARRIE BAKER Is an underage girl arrested for selling sex a criminal—or a victim of trafficking? Outraged activists want to send such girls to safe harbors, not jail.

How does a victim of statutory rape become a felon?

Women trafficked into the U.S. are treated as victims, but underage girls prostituted in the U.S. get arrested as criminals. In the new, Summer issue of Ms., read about the feminist activists who are seeking services-instead of jail time--for trafficked young girls.
read the full story in the Summer issue of Ms. Magazine.