Prostitutes Arrested And Taken To Church

Prostitutes in Michigan are be given a second chance. Instead of going to jail they can go to church. Once there, they can get help and services they need to leave the life. Ana Kasparian (The Point), John Iadarola (Think Tank), Hasan Piker (Pop Trigger) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

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“Six Battle Creek woman were arrested on charges of prostitution Tuesday, but no one went to jail.

They were taken to a church where instead of an orange jail suit, they were offered help.

The Prostitution Diversion Battle Creek program is designed for law enforcement and social agencies to work together to help women stop working as prostitutes.

“This was a start in the right direction,” said Battle Creek Police Chief Jim Blocker. “It exemplifies that police work is a joint community effort.”

In an operation Tuesday afternoon, police officers took six women into custody either while they worked as street walkers or after advertising on internet sex sites.

Officers posing as customers arrested four on the street and two more at a southside motel after they agreed to meet and have sex for money.

But instead of taking them to jail, each woman met with a representative from a community social service agency and was given the option of discussing their participation in a diversion program.”