'It will endure:' RI sex workers weigh in on bill to decriminalize prostitution
A Rhode Island bill to decriminalize prostitution has divided sex workers and advocates. The state previously allowed indoor prostitution from 1980 to 2009, a period associated with lower rates of sexually transmitted infections and sexual assaults. Lawmakers criminalized prostitution again in 2009.
Rhode Island, United States · 2026-05-07 · The Providence Journal
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