“Sex Registries as Modern-Day Witch Pyres: Why Criminal Justice Reform Advocates Need to Address the Treatment of People on the Sex Offender Registry “By Guy Hamilton-Smith – Law grad, civil rights activist, and author writing about criminal justice, sex offense … Continued
“Judge strikes down Kentucky’s social media ban for sex offenders “84th legislative session, House Bill 1914 By: By John Cheves – October 20, 2017 Frankfort Kentucky’s registered sex offenders have the constitutional right to use Facebook, Twitter and other online … Continued
“Tenth Circuit splits in holding revocation enhancements for SOs unconstitutional “By Robin September 5, 2017 By Robin . . . Splitting two-to-one in a case out of Oklahoma, a panel of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that … Continued
“Reasonable shelter denied to registrants facing horrific storms “By Sandy September 6, 2017 By Sandy . . . With hurricane season upon us, and some especially dangerous ones already sweeping through Texas, Louisiana, and now Florida, we are beginning to … Continued
As some states reconsider sex-offender registries, an Alabama resident argues the state’s for-life requirements are too much “By Cameron Kiszla/ July 15, 2017 A lawsuit before a federal appeals court may have broad implications for Alabama’s sex offender laws, which … Continued
“Collateral Consequences Resource Center: BIG WIN FOR SEX OFFENDERS IN PA AS REGISTRATION HELD PUNISHMENT “By Aaron J. Marcus July 20, 2017 Yesterday, in Commonwealth v. Muniz, __A.3d__ (Pa., July 19, 2017) (47 MAP 2016), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held … Continued
“ Request for review by the U.S. Supreme Court – documents “ Petition for writ of certiorari by the State of Michigan http://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/16-768-cert-petition.pdf “ Opposition brief for John Does #1-5 by the Michigan ACLU and Michigan Clinical Law Program http://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/16-768-BIO.pdf … Continued
“Sex Offense Research Information Center: Recidivism “https://appellatesquawk.wordpress.com/2017/02/15/the-court-of-appeals-rules-on-sora/ It is a widespread misconception that sex offenders commit additional sex crimes at alarmingly high rates. This myth has had tremendous impact on court decisions and policy making. The use of dubious statistics … Continued
“Jacob Wetterling Resource Center: We Spend Too Much Money Watching Sex Offenders “Jacob Wetterling Resource Center May 25, 2017 10:34 PM Thursday was National Missing Children’s Day, a day meant to highlight the problem of child abduction. And while there … Continued
“Hundreds of Missouri sex offenders now required to wear GPS monitoring devices for life “By Jesse Bogan St. Louis Post-Dispatch 05/16/17 ST. LOUIS • A sex offender from St. Charles County thought he had moved on with his life after … Continued
“There’s Literally No Evidence That Restricting Where Sex Offenders Can Live Accomplishes Anything “By Jesse Singal August 25, 2014; 12:15pm On Thursday, Joseph Goldstein of the New York Times reported that “Dozens of sex offenders who have satisfied their sentences … Continued
“Sex offenders monitored, even after probation ends “Patrick Johnston , Times Record NewsPublished 10:28 a.m. CT Jan. 15, 2017 While a deferred adjudication or probation sentence might seem like a slap on the wrist to some, it can completely change … Continued
“Lawmaker seeks limits on sex offender homes “By John Austin CNHI State Reporter 12/10/16 AUSTIN — Small cities have trouble keeping registered sex offenders from living near schools and other places where children gather, but one lawmaker says the state … Continued
“ Public sex offender registry system: Ineffective and wasteful “By Sandy Rozek 10/31/16 12:03 AM The Washington Examiner In 2009, Mark B. was convicted of a sexual crime, served 13 months in prison and put on the public sex offender … Continued
Lawmakers push for mercy on sex offender registry (Click Here For Complete Story) Lawmakers push for mercy on sex offender registry By Larry D. Curtis and Rod Decker Wednesday, February 17th 2016 Salt Lake City — (KUTV) There is … Continued