Ala. Gov. Ivey Signs Sound of Freedom Act, Making Alabama's Anti Human Trafficking Law Toughest in the Nation
April 18, 2024
April 18, 2024
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 18 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024:
Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed into law House Bill 42 - The Sound of Freedom Act - elevating Alabama's anti human trafficking law to become the toughest in America. The new law raises the penalty for first-degree human trafficking to a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment when the victim was a minor. During her state of the state address, the governor called on t . . .
Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed into law House Bill 42 - The Sound of Freedom Act - elevating Alabama's anti human trafficking law to become the toughest in America. The new law raises the penalty for first-degree human trafficking to a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment when the victim was a minor. During her state of the state address, the governor called on t . . .