Revealed: how US sex traffickers recruit jailed women for prostitution

Guardian investigation finds incarcerated women are groomed by pimps and forced into sex work once released

Women in prisons across the US are being recruited by sex traffickers who force them into prostitution on their release.

A Guardian investigation has found that traffickers are using government websites to obtain personal information including mugshots, release dates and charge sheets to identify potential victims while they are still behind bars.

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