Nissi Hamilton: How the Girl the System Failed Became the Voice It Can’t Ignore

Once a homeless teen mom trapped in human trafficking, Nissi Hamilton now fights for national legislation to give survivors a second chance.

Nissi Hamilton, a survivor of human and labor trafficking, is the founder of the nonprofit organization Nissi's Network Inc. Courtesy of Nissi Hamilton

Nissi Hamilton’s message is raw, unfiltered, and interspersed with the kind of wisdom that only comes from surviving hell on earth. Hamilton, a former victim of human trafficking turned advocate and legislator, calls herself a “Rahab remix”—a reference to the prostitute turned heroine in the biblical book of Joshua. She has turned her pain into a calculated crusade to free survivors from their past.

Hamilton is the founder of Nissi’s Network Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to human trafficking prevention, survivor support, and juvenile justice advocacy.