How the START Act will impact human trafficking survivors

By Evan Dawson,

Megan Mack, Emmarae Stein

Published December 10, 2021 at 2:27 PM EST

New York State has passed the START Act. It stands for Survivors of Trafficking Attaining Relief Together.

We talk with human trafficking survivors about how the law will alleviate barriers to them getting a fresh start. Our guests:

Melanie Blow, founder of the Rochester Regional Coalition Against Human Trafficking, and COO of the Stop Abuse Campaign
Senator Jessica Ramos, sponsor of the START Act
Laura Mullen, human trafficking survivor
Ricky, sex trafficking survivor

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Evan Dawson

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.

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Megan Mack

Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.

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Emmarae Stein

Emmarae Stein is the production assistant for "Connections with Evan Dawson."

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