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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Effects of Legal Prostitution

    Back in 2003, Rhode Island lawmakers realized that they had inadvertently made indoor prostitution legal. It took them 6 years to decide what to do about it. What happened in the meantime was the subject of a study by researchers.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 23, 2014 • 1 min read

    Back in 2003, Rhode Island lawmakers realized that they had inadvertently made indoor prostitution legal. It took them 6 years to decide what to do about it. What happened in the meantime was the subject of a study by researchers.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    4 of 5
    Ballet Free Agency, Americans and the Booker Prize, and More
    1. 0:00Eyes on Inmates’ Emails to Their Lawyers
    2. 8:59Americans and the Booker Prize
    3. 17:05Inside Police Message Boards
    4. 25:48Effects of Legal ProstitutionYou’re reading this
    5. 42:39Ballet Stars as Free Agents
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