质量。 刑事司法改革法案在波士顿大学法律临床项目的投入下获得通过
The Immigrants’ Rights & Human Trafficking Program advocated for legislation to help survivors of human trafficking vacate convictions.
Since 2016, the 波士顿大学法学院移民权利与人口贩运项目 (IRHTP) has worked with 明茨莱文, the 伊娃中心, and others to draft and file a bill to vacate criminal convictions for survivors of human trafficking. That advocacy was rewarded recently when Governor Charlie Baker signed into law 具有里程碑意义的刑事司法改革立法 that includes a cutting-edge provision to allow just that: Survivors of human trafficking will now be able to vacate certain criminal convictions related to their victimization.
In July 2017, 临床副教授，IRHTP主任 朱莉Dahlstrom 在马萨诸塞州司法联合委员会作证 in support of 该法案. 2017年秋季，该法案的版本被采纳为马萨诸塞州参众两院刑事司法改革法案的修正案。 BU Law students Lynexa Owens (’19) and Margaret Chrusciel (’18) submitted a letter to the conference committee, encouraging inclusion of the vacatur provision in the final committee report. 随着法案的通过，IRHTP计划代表幸存者，因为他们利用新法律并撤销刑事定罪。
达尔斯特罗姆说：“这项立法代表着马萨诸塞州打击人口贩运的重要一步。” “对于马萨诸塞州许多人口贩运的幸存者来说，在人口贩运结束后，他们在刑事司法系统中的经历会伴随他们很久。 这项立法为他们提供了撤销某些刑事定罪的途径，使他们能够继续自己的生活。”
The 波士顿大学法学院 Immigrants’ Rights & Human Trafficking Program is an innovative clinical legal program in which law students provide 公益性服务 representation to vulnerable noncitizens and survivors of human trafficking. 自2011年马萨诸塞州通过州人口贩运立法以来，波士顿大学法学院一直走在马萨诸塞州反人口贩运努力的前沿。