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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
Federal Judge Temporarily Stops Residency Restrictions in California City Federal judge Virginia Phillips issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) today that prohibits the City of Murrieta from enforcing its residency restrictions against a registrant who moved to his sister’s home … Continued
Rowlett Couple Harassed After Mistaken Sex Offender Notice July 21, 2016 12:32 AM By Andrea Lucia ROWLETT (CBSDFW.COM) – A Rowlett couple fear for their safety after police mistakenly listed their address as belonging to a sex offender. The Texas … Continued
Grits for Breakfast Welcome to Texas justice: You might beat the rap, but you won’t beat the ride. Grits for Breakfast: “We are programmed to receive”: Entry to Texas sex-offender registry a one-way gate Saturday, July 16, 2016 To read … Continued
Are Sex Offender Restrictions So Vague They’re Unconstitutional? Patrick Smith July 12, 2016 Court case challenges some restrictions on sex offenders A group of convicted child sex offenders is challenging the Illinois law that bans them from parks … Continued
Alton Sterling: When a Sex Offender Gets a Candlelight Vigil Lenore Skenazy Jul. 8, 2016 It takes the shock of an unjust death to remind us that sex offenders can be people who are good men Only in death, it seems, … Continued
Why the sex offender registry isn’t the right way to punish rapists Dara Lind on July 5, 2016, 10:50 a.m. ET @DLind dara@vox.com Why the sex offender registry isn’t the right way to punish rapists There are two parts to … Continued
Jury delivers $325,000 verdict against sex-offender websites owner Robert Anglen, The Republic | azcentral.com 4:50 p.m. MST July 2, 2016 http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/consumers/2016/07/01/jury-verdict-against-sex-offender-websites-owner/86583120/ Federal laws protecting the internet did not give the owner of several sex-offender websites license to post false and … Continued