Archive - Sabra Boyd: A Workaholic in Progress

SCOTUS’s Grants Pass v. Johnson: Cruel and Unusual Punishment for Poverty

Asleep on the top bunk of a homeless youth shelter in Portland, Oregon, I woke gasping for air.

Apr 19, 2024 •

October 2023

Washington's Unsafe Harbor Law

How underfunding a law intended to help child trafficking survivors was destined to fail

Oct 6, 2023 •

June 2023

How big tech and AI are putting trafficking survivors at risk

The tech industry’s privileging of ‘safety over privacy’ could get the most vulnerable killed

Jun 14, 2023 •

Sawed Off Soccer Cleats

On being in love with Mia Hamm, surviving a pack of rural gentry carpet emporium heiress bullies, and being a feral teen gargoyle alone in the woods

Jun 1, 2023 •

February 2023

State-sponsored organ trafficking legislation proposed in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Bill HD 3822 proposes reducing prison sentences in exchange for organs or bone marrow

Feb 4, 2023 •

January 2023

Office Hours with Sabra

First sessions launching next week!

Jan 26, 2023 •

Child Trafficking, Confidential Police Informants, and Child Welfare

How do you call CPS on CPS?

Jan 11, 2023 •

October 2022

Privacy is Safety: Amazon's Tech Against Trafficking Summit

[ contains sensitive content about human trafficking ]

Oct 21, 2022 •

August 2022

The Story Behind the Story

Last month the New York Times published my story about a 2,700 mile bike race, climate change, floods and fires.

Aug 17, 2022 •

May 2022

Listen Closely: How the true crime industrial complex has broken our brains

On the Depp v. Heard trial, the politics of crying, the unique misogyny actresses face, and the weaponized fears of white women

May 26, 2022 •

April 2022

Better than a Pulitzer

Last week, Vice published my article about second chance employers and the barriers people face when looking for work after prison.

Apr 18, 2022 •

January 2022

January 11 is Human Trafficking Awareness Day, but awareness of what exactly?

Each year on January 11, Human Trafficking Awareness Day is recognized across the U.S. This year, we should examine what we are actually building…

Jan 11, 2022 •

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