Bill to curb prostitution and human trafficking in CA

(The Center Square) – In the wake of new laws protecting sex workers in California, one Golden State lawmaker wants to give law enforcement agencies the tools they need to understand and combat prostitution and human trafficking. Senate Bill 1027, authored by Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Huntington Beach, would establish a task force with the primary aims of collecting data related to prostitution, sex work and human trafficking and making recommendations for law enforcement throughout the state to adequately respond to prostitution. “Prostitution has spiraled out of control through the state of California” Strickland told The Center Square. “It damages communities dramatically. What we want to do is put together a task force to study the data, collect hard data and get input from different fields.” That input would come from law enforcement agencies and victims’ rights groups, Strickland said. Law enforcement agencies througho