Article discussing New York’s successful Human Trafficking Intervention Court that set out to treat women in the commercial sex trade less as accused criminals than as victims of trafficking and exploitation. They are told that charges will be dismissed and records sealed if they complete several individualized counseling sessions — focused, say, on job training, or education with Garden of Hope, Restore NYC, Womankind or another outreach organization. A group called Sanctuary for Families is also on hand to provide immigration services. This article highlights how the important work that the Human Trafficking Intervention Court does to help victims of human trafficking.