"Most states' laws allow children to be arrested for prostitution. Instead of a jail cell we need to give them a safe place to heal. They are not 'bad' children, they are abused children," says Carol Smolenski, Executive Director of ECPAT-USA, a nonprofit organization that advocates for policies to protect sexually exploited children.
"We believe this film will bring much needed visibility to this issue," says Kelly Matheson, WITNESS Program Manager for the Americas. "When decision makers hear Katrina's personal story and understand that we are jailing children who are bought and sold for sex, it would be devastating if they did not change the system."
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ECPAT US Press Release