New Chicago Prostitution and Trafficking Intervention Court

“Although they come to court as defendants, persons in the sex trade are the real victims . . . We believe . . .clients in our new court will attain the courage and resolve to transition out from “the life,” as it is called, to a new and better life.” 

                                                                    Hon. Timothy C. Evans, Chief Judge

Left to right: Eithne Harding, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless; Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez; Rachel Ostergaard, The Salvation Army STOP IT Program, Eithne Harding, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Erika Harding, Christian Community Health Centers; Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans; and Cook County Public Defender Amy Campanelli. 

News Release: Cook County Officials Unveil New Prostitution and Trafficking Intervention Court (CPTIC), May 29, 2015, click here. 

CPTIC Fact Sheet, click here.