Wrongfully Convicted of Rape, a New Jersey Man Finds More Punishment After Prison By ALAN FEUER AUG. 2, 2016 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/03/nyregion/wrongfully-convicted-of-rape-a-new-jersey-man-finds-more-punishment-after-prison.html?_r=0 Exonerations of wrongfully convicted people have become so routine in recent years that their stories are almost commonplace. We think we … Continued
Judge Critical of Sex-Offender Registry Confirmed to Massachusetts High Court Judge Critical of Sex-Offender Registry Confirmed to Massachusetts High Court Critics had argued that Kimberly Budd’s criticism of sex-offender registries “render her unfit to serve as a justice.” Elizabeth Nolan … Continued
Letter: Who are the real monsters? Wednesday, August 10, 2016 To the Editor: An “Editor’s Notes” column, 8/5/2016, keyed in on the current Pokemon Go craze sweeping the nation in order to warn children and parents of the potential but … Continued
FAC Members Sue Florida Over Internet Identifier Law Posted by fac-admin on August 9, 2016 in Articles, Featured Articles FAC Members Sue Florida Over Internet Identifier Law – Florida Action Committee Moments ago, The Florida Justice Institute, Inc. and the … Continued
Catching Pokémon, and sex offenders: Against the frenzy to ban sex offenders from playing the new augmented reality game Rozek and van der Wall: Catching Pokémon, and sex offenders BY Sandy Rozek & Robin Van Der Wall NEW YORK … Continued
Are Sex Offenders Allowed to Golf? They’re Not Sure Residency restrictions are so broad and confusing, sex offenders aren’t sure where they are allowed to live. Lenore Skenazy | Aug. 1, 2016 11:53 am Sex offenders in Illinois are challenging … Continued
New York Wants to Ban Sex Offenders from Playing Pokemon Go Call it Fear-Pokemongering. Lenore Skenazy|Aug. 1, 2016 1:40 pm New York Wants to Ban Sex Offenders from Playing Pokemon Go New York state officials think PokemonGo might be … Continued
Punishment That Doesn’t Fit the Crime By ERIC BERKOWITZ – JULY 30, 2016 San Francisco — When Matthew Grottalio was 10 years old, he and his older brother initiated a touching “game” with their 8-year-old sister. “None of us knew … Continued
Bogus ‘sex offender’ labels are ruining lives By Lenore Skenazy What’s the most common age of sex-offenders? It’s not a trick question, but unless you follow this stuff closely you’ll almost certainly answer wrong. In fact, most people are … Continued
2 efforts in Illinois attempt to change sex offender laws http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160725/2-efforts-in-illinois-attempt-to-change-sex-offender-laws By The Associated Press Posted Jul. 25, 2016 at 2:48 PM CHICAGO — Two separate efforts have arisen in Illinois that attempt to alter laws governing sex offenders in … Continued