It saddens me that may are gonna see this and think it's self inflicted consequences instead of the reality which is the state is failing to give them humane living conditions that aid their rehabilitation
Approximately 71,000 Black children and teenagers were reported missing in 2021. Children cannot consent to sex work but Black and Brown girls are often adultified, treated as older than they are, denied the innocence given to others, and too often blamed for the abuse they suffer. Instead of receiving protection and empathy, many are met with suspicion, judgment, and neglect.