Judge plans to release Texas sex offender from civil commitment He says leaving man in program unconstitutional By Mike Ward and Anita Hassan December 9, 2015 Updated: December 9, 2015 9:29pm A visiting district judge in Conroe intends to release a … Continued
New effort busts probationers committing new crimes – (click to read full story) Jim Douglas, WFAA 7:02 p.m. CST November 19, 2015 “Normal people’s belief is these sex offenders are constantly reoffending,” said DA investigator Kyle Gibson. Investigators say they … Continued
Sex Offenders Would Face More Restrictions Under Leander City Council Measure | Patch Sex Offenders Would Face More Restrictions Under Leander City Council Measure The zones would prohibit registered sex offenders from going near areas often visited by children. Cedar … Continued
501 Elm Street, Suite 450, Dallas, Texas 75202 For further information, contact: Josh Gravens josh@organizejustice.org 469-207-5063469-207-5063 For Immediate Release Dallas County voted unanimously to adopt Ban the Box Policy Dallas, Texas, November 17th, 2015: Dallas County has adopted … Continued
Suit alleges California database violates law, prompted attacks By Alex Koma · Monday, November 16, 2015 · 3:35 pm An advocacy group is challenging California in a controversial lawsuit over a public sex offender database, claiming the state’s inaction has led … Continued
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office to stop registering some sex offenders (Click to read the rest of the story) http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/montgomery-county-sheriff-s-office-to-stop-registering-some-sex/article_1b12cde8-5bce-5c1a-87da-09e20c7d8fd3.html Posted: Saturday, November 14, 2015 8:50 pm | Updated: 10:30 pm, Sat Nov 14, 2015. By Jay R. Jordan Houston Community Newspapers … Continued
REGISTRANTS SUE CA DEPT OF JUSTICE — DEMAND IMPROVEMENTS TO, OR END OF, MEGAN’S LAW WEBSITE Lawsuit: California breaks the law on sex offender website Don Thompson, Associated Press Updated 5:28 pm, Tuesday, November 10, 2015 ** Lawsuit: California breaks the … Continued
Tide turns against US residency restrictions on sex offenders By Barbara Goldberg, Reuters Posted Nov. 11, 2015, at 7:17 a.m. Nearly two decades have passed since Josh Gravens, then 12 years old, was playing with his 8-year-old sister … Continued
46 cities face challenge to sex-offender residency laws Mike Ward | on November 9, 2015 46 cities face challenge to residency laws Texas Voices for Reason and Justice, a statewide criminal-justice advocacy group, announced Monday it has” initiated action … Continued
Now, registered offenders must remain 2,000 feet from locations where children commonly gather. That distance was previously 1,500 feet. The changes also added trail systems and public or private youth centers to the previous list of prohibited areas of public … Continued