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All The Way Broken:
Audio diary of Iolene Catalano, a former NYC heroin addict and prostitute, who died from AIDS in 1994. (real audio)

Brazil--Sex for Sale:
Melina Costa spends a day in a park in Curitiba, talking to prostitutes and other workers.
(QuickTime)

After a Lifetime of Work, Mexico City's Elderly Prostitutes Find Shelter
by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro NPR Radio(real audio)

New York Bill Eyes Help for Teen Prostitutes
Interview with GEMS' Rachel Lloyd (real audio)

John School
They've paid for sex. Now, they'll pay for sex ed. J Holly Hickman reports. (real audio)

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ORGANIZATIONS

Genesis House
Residential program for women in recovery from prostitution and drug use

Young Women's Empowerment Project
Innovative project in harm reduction and peer education for girls/women 12-23 years impacted by sex trade

Chicago Recovery Alliance
Providing safe injection supplies, methadone and prevention education

Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS)  New York
Mission is to empower young women, ages 13-21 years, who have experienced sexual exploitation and violence to exit unsafe and abusive lifestyles and to develop their full potential

Bay Area Sex Worker Advocacy Network  San Francisco
Extensive links and information from sex worker advocacy perspective.

Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive (HIPS)  Washington, DC
Utilizing a harm reduction model, HIPS' programs strive to address the impact that HIV/AIDS, STIs, discrimination, poverty, violence and drug use have on the lives of individuals engaging in sex work.

Harm Reduction Coalition
Committed to reducing drug-related harm among individuals and communities by initiating and promoting local, regional, and national harm reduction education, interventions, and community organizing

Stop The Drug War
Educational and advocacy organization and network of citizens working for reform of US drug laws and an end to prohibition

International

Network of Sex Work Projects  Hong Kong
international organisation for promoting sex workers' health and human rights

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For the policy-minded I have compiled links to writings on prostitution. I soon learned there is a sharp divide between proponents of sex-worker rights and anti-slavery advocates. The reader is free to make their own judgments.

CounterPunch
The "Teen Sex Slave" Scams
ABC's Primetime Fakery
Debbie Nathan

Street Sweeping
(What the police really do by enforcing prostitution laws)
Jennifer Block, Village Voice

Sexworkers Critique
of Swedish Prostitution Policy
By Petra Östergren

Revolving Door
An Analysis of Street-Based Prostitution In New York City
Juhu Thukral, Melissa Ditmore, Urban Justice Center

Sisters Speak Out:
Lives and Needs of Prostituted Women in Chicago
Jody Raphael, Deborah L. Shapiro, Center for Impact Research