TBI debuts new billboards in human trafficking awareness campaign

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) – Today, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation debuted new billboards on major roads across Tennessee as a part of their human trafficking awareness campaign.

The TBI says the new billboards are a part of their ongoing  ‘IT has to stop’ campaign.

In Chattanooga, one of the campaign billboards can be seen on I-75 near Ringgold Road. Billboards can also be seen in Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, and Johnson City.

“Human trafficking is modern-day slavery, it’s unacceptable, and it’s a crime in Tennessee,” said TBI Director Mark Gwyn. “We hope TBI’s public awareness campaign continues to shed some much-needed light on the issue, so we can increase the number of people who insist it has to stop in our state and beyond.”

The billboards are funded by a grant from the State of Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs.

January is also National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

**Images from the TBI