New York set to toughen law against human trafficking.

New York State is set to make human trafficking a felony punishable by up to 25 years in jail. There are also plans to provide additional support for victims who have been rescued. With the US State Department estimating that up to 20,000 people are trafficked into the US each year, new legislation is urgently needed. Gov. Eliot Spitzer said “Updating and enhancing our human-trafficking laws to adequately punish the perpetrators of these unspeakable crimes and sufficiently support victims is critically important,”
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