Gov. Kay Ivey signed “The Sound of Freedom Act” into law on Wednesday, which establishes a minimum punishment of life imprisonment for human trafficking of a minor in Alabama.
The Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Sound of Freedom Act, which would require a life sentence for those convicted of human trafficking minors.
The Sound of Freedom Act unanimously passed the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, bringing it one step closer to final passage.
New legislation filed by State Rep. Donna Givens (R-Loxley) on Friday would establish a minimum punishment of life imprisonment for human trafficking of a minor in Alabama.
A movie filmed in Birmingham earlier this year is set to appear in theaters beginning on Friday.
Former Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on Wednesday urged others to watch the "Sound of Freedom," a hit film that tells the story of Tim Ballard, a Homeland Security agent who quit his job after failing to get clearance to save children from sex traffickers in Colombia.
Former U.S. Navy SEAL Jared Hudson has spent a great deal of time targeting human traffickers and rescuing victims from their captors. The movie “Sound of Freedom” has put a spotlight on the issue of human trafficking and Hudson has a unique perspective on the subject of the movie.
Alexa James, the founder and CEO of Blanket Fort Hope has dedicated her life to save and restore children victims of human trafficking. A new movie is now bringing awareness to child trafficking and the horrors that victims face. James said she hopes everyone sees the movie.
In our current climate, everything is political, so now a story that showed the good guys winning is now a negative. Even a movie that doesn’t have a hint of an agenda … other than saving children.
“Sound of Freedom” isn’t a masterpiece, but it is a well-crafted clarion call to awareness and action in the face of the horrors of human trafficking in the 21st century.