[cross-posted from In the Arena]

By CNN's Jay Kernis

Marlene Carson is the founder of Rahab’s Hideaway, a reach and rescue organization in Columbus, Ohio, established for those who have fallen prey to human trafficking/prostitution. Her success story is just one example of what can be done to combat human trafficking in the United States.

Here, she answers a few questions about her harrowing time in slavery, an epiphany years later and how she helps trafficking victims today. FULL POST