Tennessee Governor Bill Lee launches Anti-Human Trafficking Partnership
May 14, 2021
Nashville, TN – On Thursday, May 13th, 2021, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced a new series of partnerships to fight human trafficking in Tennessee.
According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, human trafficking is a demand-driven crime that involves exploiting a person for labor, services or commercial sex and particularly impacts women and children.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee
Human Trafficking a Public Health Issue in Tennessee
January 10, 2019
Tennessee Department of Health
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Health says that human trafficking is a public health concern that affects individuals, families and communities here in Tennessee.
It is the modern-day slavery, the sale of another person for sex. While this crime is largely hidden, Tennessee leads the nation in its approach to addressing human trafficking.
It is Human Trafficking and Tennessee Won’t Stand for It
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announces results of Week Long Human Trafficking Operation
May 31, 2015
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced results of a week-long operation to better understand and combat human trafficking in Tennessee.
With the partnership of the Brentwood Police Department, the Clarksville Police Department, and End Slavery Tennessee, TBI Agents embarked on an undercover operation to identify potential victims of trafficking, arrest those seeking to purchase illicit sex, and learn more about the specific nuances of this type of crime.
It is Human Trafficking and Tennessee Won’t Stand for It
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation unveils ‘It Has To Stop’ Public Service Announcements
November 6, 2014
TBI Participates in National Human Trafficking Event
Nashville, TN – Today, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released a set of videos designed to raise awareness of human trafficking in Tennessee, just as one of its Special Agents participated in a national event on the issue.
TBI’s Public Service Announcement campaign, called “IT Has To Stop”, invites viewers to visit ITHasToStop.com to learn more about human trafficking, its impact on Tennessee, and ways to join the fight against it.
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