Every year as many as 20,000 woman, children and men are brought to the United States to be sold as slaves. It's hard to imagine in this day and age. Traffickers force them to be sex slaves and work for free.

In Part 2 of our special series on modern day slavery, KEY News reporter Regina Ruiz explains what is being done to help those held against their will and talks to a woman who was imprisoned for more than half of her life.

If you think you have come in contact with a victim of human trafficking, call the toll-free trafficking information and referral hotline at
1-888-373-7888.

For more information on human trafficking visit
www.acf.hhs.gov/trafficking