A young woman is arrested for prostitution on Dickerson Road in Nashville. Stephen Alvarez for NPR hide caption
Rising Up From Prostitution In Nashville For prostitutes looking to get drug free and off the streets, the Magdalene program in Nashville, Tenn., provides a model for healing. Magdalene offers housing, therapy and a business that helps the women gain respect. They make lotions and balms, products intended to heal others and themselves.
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Rising Up From Prostitution In Nashville
For prostitutes looking to get off the streets, the Magdalene program is a model for healing.
Tara Adcock (pictured) and Sheila Simpkins drive through Nashville, revisiting the streets they used to walk. Stephen Alvarez for NPR hide caption
People gather in a support circle at Thistle Farms. Stephen Alvarez for NPR hide caption