The History of Prostitution in Rhode Island

The first sex worker rights organization in the country filed a lawsuit for sex discrimination in Rhode Island in the 1970s. The judge decided that the law, because both fine and selling sexual services was criminalized, but only providers who were overwhelmingly women were being arrested for that. In 2009 when they re criminalized prostitution, Ghana rearates dropped 40 percent. And then recorded rapes dropped 30 percent. Wow. This policy is a policy that increases public safety and health. You want to reduce STIs. you want to reduce violence against women. Stop arresting people for engaging in the oldest profession.