Sex work laws, raids, and the money behind them. Independent investigations and weekly news round ups by Tara Burns, with court records, funding documents, and receipts. Not about sex workers - about power and what those in power do to us.
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Sex Work Policy Weekly October 19–26, 2026
Content warning: this week we are talking about violence against Asian massage workers, including fatal arson and assault.
This week, Florida authorities announced 15 arrests following a multi-agency operation targeting human trafficking....
Let’s email NJ lawmakers
New Jersey has so many bills about sex work right now!
I’m going to try not to make this too long, so we’ll take a quick tour through what the bills are and then on to the part where we email them.
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I read the bills so you...
Tennessee: A State Scorecard
So called “anti”-trafficking organizations have been grading states on their laws for years. I'm borrowing the scorecard idea, but asking different questions. Instead of rewarding states for passing more criminal laws and increasing penalti...
Sex Work Policy Weekly October 12–18, 2026
This week's major developments: Eleven Asian women jailed without bond on misdemeanor charges following Virginia massage-business raids; Pennsylvania prosecutors continuing prostitution cases against women whose alleged employer is now char...
Sex Work Policy Weekly October 5–11, 2026
Police press releases tell you how many people they arrested. I dig into the court records, follow the grant money, read the laws, and find out what actually happened. This newsletter is independent, sex worker-led research that doesn't tak...
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