Under the new anti-trafficking legislation sex trafficking is a Class B felony, which could entail up to 25 years in prison, and labor trafficking is a Class D felony, which could lead to jail time of up to 7 years. The new law provides for a range of comprehensive services for trafficking survivors such as health care, emergency housing, job training, and services related to immigration protection, among several others. The new law also increases the penalties on patronizing prostitution, which went from a B to an A misdemeanor, and clarifies the existing New York law on sex tourism.
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Advisory Council
Gloria Steinem, Chair
Honorable Catherine Abate
Helen Bernstein
Honorable Gale Brewer
Former Governor of New York Mario Cuomo
Abigail E. Disney
Honorable Betty Weinberg Ellerin
Eve Ensler
Linda Fairstein
Toby Graff
Natatia Griffith
Agnes Gund
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney
Georgette Mosbacher
Marcia Pappas
Rose Pierre-Louis
Deputy Mayor Carol Robles-Roman
Lynn Rollins
Marla Schaefer
Karenna Gore Schiff
Meryl Streep
Scott M. Stringer