{
  "updated": "2026-07-17",
  "note": "The Ledger tracks change over time. State entries are Shared Hope International 2025 Report Card grades (state statutes only, not enforcement); national entries are sourced federal milestones. Every entry links to its primary source.",
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    "taskforce": {
      "label": "Task Force",
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    },
    "grade": {
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  "entries": [
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "National",
      "abbr": null,
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "2025 Report Cards: the national grade is still an F — but climbing",
      "body": "Shared Hope's 2025 Report Cards graded all 50 states and D.C. on their child & youth sex-trafficking laws: 3 earned an A, 4 a B, 6 a C, 6 a D, and 32 an F. The national average is still failing, but it rose roughly ten points over the framework's first years — from 47.9 in 2021 to 57.9 in 2023. Grades measure statutes, not enforcement.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Report Cards",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Virginia",
      "abbr": "VA",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Virginia — 2025 Report Card: grade F (50/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Virginia's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 50 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Virginia 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/virginia/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Nevada",
      "abbr": "NV",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Nevada — 2025 Report Card: grade B (81/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Nevada's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes a B — 81 out of 100, Tier I. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. One of four states graded B.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Nevada 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/nevada/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Texas",
      "abbr": "TX",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Texas — 2025 Report Card: grade F (33/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Texas's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 33 out of 100, Tier III. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Texas 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/texas/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Rhode Island",
      "abbr": "RI",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Rhode Island — 2025 Report Card: grade F (49/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Rhode Island's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 49 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Rhode Island 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/rhodeisland/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "California",
      "abbr": "CA",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "California — 2025 Report Card: grade A (93/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded California's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an A — 93 out of 100, Tier I. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. One of only three states to earn an A.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · California 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/california/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Florida",
      "abbr": "FL",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Florida — 2025 Report Card: grade C (74/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Florida's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes a C — 74 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Florida 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/florida/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Ohio",
      "abbr": "OH",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Ohio — 2025 Report Card: grade F (49/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Ohio's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 49 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Ohio 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/ohio/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "New York",
      "abbr": "NY",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "New York — 2025 Report Card: grade D (68/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded New York's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes a D — 68 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · New York 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/newyork/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Mississippi",
      "abbr": "MS",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Mississippi — 2025 Report Card: grade D (66/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Mississippi's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes a D — 66 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Mississippi 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/mississippi/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Illinois",
      "abbr": "IL",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Illinois — 2025 Report Card: grade A (94/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Illinois's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an A — 94 out of 100, Tier I. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. One of only three states to earn an A.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Illinois 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/illinois/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Pennsylvania",
      "abbr": "PA",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Pennsylvania — 2025 Report Card: grade F (39/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Pennsylvania's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 39 out of 100, Tier III. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Pennsylvania 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/pennsylvania/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Georgia",
      "abbr": "GA",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Georgia — 2025 Report Card: grade C (76/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Georgia's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes a C — 76 out of 100, Tier I. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Georgia 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/georgia/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "North Carolina",
      "abbr": "NC",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "North Carolina — 2025 Report Card: grade D (61/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded North Carolina's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes a D — 61 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · North Carolina 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/northcarolina/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Michigan",
      "abbr": "MI",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Michigan — 2025 Report Card: grade F (51/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Michigan's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 51 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Michigan 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/michigan/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Missouri",
      "abbr": "MO",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Missouri — 2025 Report Card: grade D (61/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Missouri's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes a D — 61 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Missouri 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/missouri/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Tennessee",
      "abbr": "TN",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Tennessee — 2025 Report Card: grade C (73/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Tennessee's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes a C — 73 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Tennessee 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/tennessee/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Washington",
      "abbr": "WA",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Washington — 2025 Report Card: grade B (86/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Washington's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes a B — 86 out of 100, Tier I. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. One of four states graded B.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Washington 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/washington/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Minnesota",
      "abbr": "MN",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Minnesota — 2025 Report Card: grade B (82/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Minnesota's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes a B — 82 out of 100, Tier I. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. One of four states graded B.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Minnesota 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/minnesota/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Arizona",
      "abbr": "AZ",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Arizona — 2025 Report Card: grade F (31/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Arizona's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 31 out of 100, Tier III. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Arizona 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/arizona/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Indiana",
      "abbr": "IN",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Indiana — 2025 Report Card: grade F (53/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Indiana's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 53 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Indiana 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/indiana/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Louisiana",
      "abbr": "LA",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Louisiana — 2025 Report Card: grade F (56/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Louisiana's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 56 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Louisiana 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/louisiana/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Colorado",
      "abbr": "CO",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Colorado — 2025 Report Card: grade D (60/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Colorado's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes a D — 60 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Colorado 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/colorado/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Kentucky",
      "abbr": "KY",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Kentucky — 2025 Report Card: grade F (54/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Kentucky's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 54 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Kentucky 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/kentucky/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Maryland",
      "abbr": "MD",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Maryland — 2025 Report Card: grade A (97/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Maryland's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an A — 97 out of 100, Tier I. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. One of only three states to earn an A.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Maryland 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/maryland/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "District of Columbia",
      "abbr": "DC",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "District of Columbia — 2025 Report Card: grade C (77/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded District of Columbia's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes a C — 77 out of 100, Tier I. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · District of Columbia 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/districtofcolumbia/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Oklahoma",
      "abbr": "OK",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Oklahoma — 2025 Report Card: grade F (59/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Oklahoma's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 59 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Oklahoma 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/oklahoma/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "South Carolina",
      "abbr": "SC",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "South Carolina — 2025 Report Card: grade F (35/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded South Carolina's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 35 out of 100, Tier III. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · South Carolina 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/southcarolina/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Wisconsin",
      "abbr": "WI",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Wisconsin — 2025 Report Card: grade F (29/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Wisconsin's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 29 out of 100, Tier III. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Wisconsin 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/wisconsin/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "New Jersey",
      "abbr": "NJ",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "New Jersey — 2025 Report Card: grade F (50/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded New Jersey's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 50 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · New Jersey 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/newjersey/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Massachusetts",
      "abbr": "MA",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Massachusetts — 2025 Report Card: grade F (49/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Massachusetts's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 49 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Massachusetts 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/massachusetts/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Connecticut",
      "abbr": "CT",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Connecticut — 2025 Report Card: grade F (50/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Connecticut's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 50 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Connecticut 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/connecticut/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Alabama",
      "abbr": "AL",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Alabama — 2025 Report Card: grade F (24/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Alabama's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 24 out of 100, Tier III. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Alabama 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/alabama/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Arkansas",
      "abbr": "AR",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Arkansas — 2025 Report Card: grade F (51/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Arkansas's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 51 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Arkansas 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/arkansas/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "New Mexico",
      "abbr": "NM",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "New Mexico — 2025 Report Card: grade C (73/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded New Mexico's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes a C — 73 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · New Mexico 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/newmexico/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Kansas",
      "abbr": "KS",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Kansas — 2025 Report Card: grade F (53/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Kansas's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 53 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Kansas 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/kansas/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Iowa",
      "abbr": "IA",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Iowa — 2025 Report Card: grade F (42/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Iowa's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 42 out of 100, Tier III. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Iowa 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/iowa/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Oregon",
      "abbr": "OR",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Oregon — 2025 Report Card: grade F (56/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Oregon's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 56 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Oregon 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/oregon/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Utah",
      "abbr": "UT",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Utah — 2025 Report Card: grade F (52/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Utah's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 52 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Utah 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/utah/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Nebraska",
      "abbr": "NE",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Nebraska — 2025 Report Card: grade C (77/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Nebraska's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes a C — 77 out of 100, Tier I. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Nebraska 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/nebraska/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Idaho",
      "abbr": "ID",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Idaho — 2025 Report Card: grade F (44/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Idaho's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 44 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Idaho 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/idaho/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Montana",
      "abbr": "MT",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Montana — 2025 Report Card: grade D (63/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Montana's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes a D — 63 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Montana 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/montana/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "West Virginia",
      "abbr": "WV",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "West Virginia — 2025 Report Card: grade F (57/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded West Virginia's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 57 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · West Virginia 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/westvirginia/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Maine",
      "abbr": "ME",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Maine — 2025 Report Card: grade F (37/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Maine's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 37 out of 100, Tier III. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Maine 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/maine/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Wyoming",
      "abbr": "WY",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Wyoming — 2025 Report Card: grade F (41/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Wyoming's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 41 out of 100, Tier III. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Wyoming 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/wyoming/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "North Dakota",
      "abbr": "ND",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "North Dakota — 2025 Report Card: grade B (83/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded North Dakota's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes a B — 83 out of 100, Tier I. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. One of four states graded B.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · North Dakota 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/northdakota/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "South Dakota",
      "abbr": "SD",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "South Dakota — 2025 Report Card: grade F (45/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded South Dakota's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 45 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · South Dakota 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/southdakota/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Delaware",
      "abbr": "DE",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Delaware — 2025 Report Card: grade F (54/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Delaware's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 54 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Delaware 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/delaware/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "New Hampshire",
      "abbr": "NH",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "New Hampshire — 2025 Report Card: grade F (58/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded New Hampshire's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 58 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · New Hampshire 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/newhampshire/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Vermont",
      "abbr": "VT",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Vermont — 2025 Report Card: grade F (44/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Vermont's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 44 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Vermont 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/vermont/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Hawaii",
      "abbr": "HI",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Hawaii — 2025 Report Card: grade F (45/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Hawaii's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 45 out of 100, Tier II. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Hawaii 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/hawaii/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-14",
      "scope": "Alaska",
      "abbr": "AK",
      "kind": "grade",
      "title": "Alaska — 2025 Report Card: grade F (26/100)",
      "body": "Shared Hope International's 2025 Report Card graded Alaska's child & youth sex-trafficking statutes an F — 26 out of 100, Tier III. The grade reflects state law only (not enforcement), scored against ten survivor-informed policy goals across inclusive definitions, protection from unjust criminalization, legal relief, and survivor-centered supports. Among the 32 jurisdictions still graded F.",
      "source": {
        "label": "Shared Hope · Alaska 2025 Report Card",
        "url": "https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/year2025/alaska/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2000-10-28",
      "scope": "National",
      "abbr": null,
      "kind": "law",
      "title": "The Trafficking Victims Protection Act becomes law",
      "body": "The TVPA (H.R. 3244, 106th Congress) established the federal framework for combating human trafficking — a definition of \"severe forms of trafficking,\" the T-visa for survivors, and the annual State Department Trafficking in Persons report. Every state law that follows is measured against it.",
      "source": {
        "label": "congress.gov · H.R.3244",
        "url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/3244"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2003-04-30",
      "scope": "National",
      "abbr": null,
      "kind": "law",
      "title": "The PROTECT Act strengthens child-exploitation enforcement",
      "body": "The PROTECT Act (S. 151, 108th Congress) expanded tools against child sexual exploitation and trafficking, including extraterritorial jurisdiction over U.S. citizens who abuse children abroad.",
      "source": {
        "label": "congress.gov · S.151",
        "url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/151"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2008-12-23",
      "scope": "National",
      "abbr": null,
      "kind": "law",
      "title": "The Wilberforce reauthorization broadens victim protections",
      "body": "The William Wilberforce TVPRA of 2008 (H.R. 7311, 110th Congress) reauthorized and expanded the TVPA — strengthening protections for unaccompanied minors and adding tools to identify and assist victims.",
      "source": {
        "label": "congress.gov · H.R.7311",
        "url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/7311"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2015-05-29",
      "scope": "National",
      "abbr": null,
      "kind": "law",
      "title": "The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act funds survivors",
      "body": "The JVTA (S. 178, 114th Congress) created a Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund financed by penalties on offenders, and pushed states toward treating trafficked minors as victims rather than defendants.",
      "source": {
        "label": "congress.gov · S.178",
        "url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/178"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2018-04-11",
      "scope": "National",
      "abbr": null,
      "kind": "law",
      "title": "FOSTA-SESTA targets online sex trafficking",
      "body": "The Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA, originating H.R. 1865, 115th Congress) narrowed platform immunity for hosting content that facilitates sex trafficking — one of the most debated measures in the field, and a live example of the demand-and-enforcement questions the Investigations raise.",
      "source": {
        "label": "congress.gov · H.R.1865",
        "url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1865"
      }
    }
  ]
}