California Against Slavery

Defend the freedom of every person by empowering the people of California to stop human trafficking across the state

In November 2012, voters passed Proposition 35 (the CASE Act), a California Against Slavery citizen initiative with over 81% approval, the most popular initiative since Californians began the process in 1914. More than 10 million Californians said that day, “We stand together to prevent the exploitation of our children, protect those exploited by others, and relentlessly pursue those who allow their lust and greed destroy people’s lives.” Committed to making sexual exploitation the riskiest business in California, Prop 35 increased fines and prison terms for exploiters, mandated law enforcement training, and removed the need to prove force to prosecute child sex traffickers.