In honor of Human Trafficking Prevention Month,  Pennsylvania judges, prosecutors, defense bar, attorneys, court administration, court management staff, and other aligned professionals are invited to a free training about vacatur, Pennsylvania’s post-conviction relief remedy for human trafficking survivors.

The program will be presented live on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM Eastern at the Pennsylvania Judicial Center, 601 Commonwealth Avenue, Harrisburg, PA17120. Attendees may also choose to attend virtually on the Zoom platform. 

This training will provide attendees with an overview of Pennsylvania human trafficking law, a primer on vacatur, along with trauma-informed best practices for establishing a vacatur process to serve the survivors in your jurisdiction.

This special program will be led by attorneys Shea Rhodes and Joanne Curley from the Villanova Law Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation and survivor leader, Tammy McDonnell.

A boxed lunch will be provided by the AOPC.  Parking costs and mileage are eligible for reimbursement. Please register for the in-person training by January, 19, 2024.

This training was supported by subgrant No. 41102, awarded by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC). The opinions, findings, conclusions and recommendations expressed in this training are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of PCCD, the AOPC or the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.