Hollie Daniels
Hollie Daniels (born 1982) is an American activist, sex trafficking survivor and a advocate for victims of human trafficking in Columbus, Ohio.She educates on substance abuse disorder and mental health issues as well. Background
Daniels' mother first sold her at the age of 15 and was enslaved by drugs for 17 years. With the help of an innovative judicial program called CATCH Court, which detects criminals who are actually victims, she was able to escape in 2015. Most women who are victims of sex trafficking in the United States are marked with tattoos and scars, and Daniels has since transformed the tattoos of her own body to reaffirm control over her life. After her release from prison, Daniels Co-founded the non-profit organization called Reaching For the Shining Starz, which helps potential victims of sex trafficking. She soon became its executive director. On the first outing as a volunteer, she met her little sister Rosie, who had followed a similar path to hers. She continued to visit her every week for a year, until Rosie managed to leave life on the street behind as well. Rosie is now 5 years sober and working full-time at a drop in center named Sanctuary Night serving women in the bondage of sex trafficking, homelessness and addiction. Daniels continues to achieve higher education while holding full-time career as Director of Business Development for a treatment Center and managing her recovery housing program she created in 2020 serving men and women. Recognition
She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2019. References

1983 births
Living people
Anti–human trafficking activists
Crime victim advocates
Anti-prostitution activists in the United States
American women lawyers
Forced prostitution in the United States
American victims of crime
Child prostitution in the United States
Activists from Columbus, Ohio
American prostitutes
Human trafficking in the United States
Kidnapped American children
Victims of underage prostitution