Collateral Consequences Resource Center – “Sex Offender Laws Have Gone Too Far” Collateral Consequences of Criminal Conviction and Restoration of Rights: News, Commentary, and Tools http://ccresourcecenter.org/2014/12/18/sex-offender-registries-gone-far/ We recently came across this five-part series on sex offender registries, written by three Yale … Continued
Grits for Breakfast On the cost-benefit analysis of enforcing sex-offender registry conditions vs. investigating violent crime Grits for Breakfast: On the cost-benefit analysis of enforcing sex-offender registry conditions vs. investigating violent crime Dallas PD has shut down its monitoring unit … Continued
Dallas PD shuts down sex offender unit Tanya Eiserer, WFAA http://www.wfaa.com/mb/news/local/dallas-county/dallas-pd-shuts-down-sex-offender-unit/107034668 DALLAS — Larry Stinnett maintained a Facebook page presenting himself as a teenage girl. The convicted sex offender was caught with 100,000 child pornography images last year. He was … Continued
Registered offender details a lifetime debt to society Joshua Vaughn The Sentinel http://cumberlink.com/news/local/closer_look/registered-offender-details-a-lifetime-debt-to-society/article_e42e0c52-c67b-57c7-a561-92a2457e6780.html On a brisk Saturday morning in March, Gary Haney walked into John’s Diner in New Cumberland. Despite unseasonably high temperatures earlier in the week, Haney wore two … Continued
Family members of offenders speak out against sex offender registries Joshua Vaughn The Sentinel http://cumberlink.com/news/local/closer_look/family-members-of-offenders-speak-out-against-sex-offender-registries/article_2d628c00-f41e-5a76-a36f-1fb2525af7d4.html Vicki Henry never expected to wake up to more than a dozen armed officers at her front door to search her home, but that is … Continued
http://gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com/2016/03/austin-passes-fair-chance-hiring.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzEmail&utm_content=79553&utm_campaign=0 Grits for Breakfast Welcome to Texas justice: You might beat the rap, but you won’t beat the ride. Friday, March 25, 2016 Austin passes Fair Chance Hiring ordinance Last night, the Austin City Council passed a Fair Chance … Continued
When facts aren’t facts: A look at the effectiveness of sexual offender registries When facts aren’t facts: A look at the effectiveness of sexual offender registries Joshua Vaughn The Sentinel The passages of sexual offender registries have grabbed headlines as … Continued
SACRAMENTO — The board that oversees the state’s sex-offender laws has a seemingly unconventional public safety pitch: Californians would be safer if the sex-offender registry were pared down. The California Sex Offender Management Board wants to eliminate lifetime registration requirements for some sex offenders. … Continued
http://www.wsj.com/articles/financial-crime-a-new-twist-on-the-sex-offender-registry-1458811801 (If you want to read the full story you will be required to create a login if you don’t have one) New Twist on the Sex-Offender Registry: Financial Crime Utah is most aggressive jurisdiction in publicly shaming financial … Continued
http://www.houstonpress.com/news/parole-board-member-accused-of-blowing-off-prisoner-interviews-gets-indicted-five-more-times-8261376 Parole Board Member Accused of Blowing Off Prisoner Interviews Gets Indicted Five More Times By Meagan Flynn – Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 11 a.m. If you believe Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles member Pamela Freeman, then you … Continued