Anti-trafficking legislation considered for California

California state government is today considering a new measure which will make human trafficking a crime under state law and allow for a prison sentence of 6 years for trafficking an adult and eight years for trafficking a minor. The law would also establish a state wide anti-trafficking task force and provide public services to the victims of trafficking.
San Francisco Sheriff Michael Hennessey said that he supported the legislation because “it’s a significant problem in the city.” He went on to say that human trafficking is a “form of cruelty in San Francisco that goes on all the time,”