In 1989, Texas adopted a constitutional amendment now in Article I, Section 30 establishing the various rights of crime victims, including the right to be reasonably protected from the accused throughout the trial process, the right to notification of court proceedings, the right to be present at all public proceedings, the right to confer with a prosecutor’s representative, and the right to restitution.
A Major Win for Trafficking Survivors and a Chance to Do More
The recent signing of the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act (TSRA) into law by President Donald Trump marks a historic victory for justice and a significant step forward in our national approach to rehabilitation. For too long, survivors of human trafficking have been trapped in a cruel legal paradox: forced or coerced by their exploiters to commit non-violent...