The LOS angeles (LA) county sheriff's department and saving innocence will CO-lead the enhancement of their ECM task force, in partnership with the US attorneys office (usao) and homeland security…

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, through the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320), awarded a $652,681 Cooperative Agreement to Saving Innocence Inc. in Los Angeles, CA. The award will fund a three-year project (10/1/2024 - 9/30/2027) to enhance the Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Task Force (LARHTTF). The project aims to: 1) increase identification of victims of all forms of human trafficking; 2) provide effective investigation and prosecution of labor and sex trafficking cases in Los Angeles County; and 3) address the individualized needs of trafficking victims through comprehensive service provision. Key partners include the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, U.S. Attorney's Office, and Homeland Security Investigations.

The LOS angeles (LA) county sheriff's department and saving innocence will CO-lead the enhancement of their ECM task force, in partnership with the US attorneys office (usao) and homeland security investigations (HSI). The LOS angeles regional human trafficking task force (larhttf) expanded its labor trafficking collaboration with representatives from the department of labor, county DAS offices, department of public health, equal employment opportunity commission, labor commissioners office, and LA code enforcement. Since its founding, the larhttf: 1) increased identification of victims of all forms of human trafficking; 2) provided effective investigation and prosecution of labor trafficking and SEX trafficking cases in LA county; and 3) addressed individualized needs of trafficking victims through the provision of comprehensive services.