W.A.R.- Our Year at a Glance

The directors of W.A.R. would like to recap the organization’s accomplishment in 2013 and share some 2014 projects with you. 2013 Year at a Glance As you know, due to your memberships and donations we were able to

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Vermont: Bills aim to stop wrongful arrests, convictions

Lawmakers in Vermont are working to implement policy reforms they say will help stop wrongful arrests and convictions within the state. Sen. Dick Sears (D-Bennington) is co-sponsoring two bills in the 2013-2014 Legislative Session, S.184 and S.297, which

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Many Failed Efforts to Count Nation’s Federal Criminal Laws

WASHINGTON For decades, the task of counting the total number of federal criminal laws has bedeviled lawyers, academics and government officials. “You will have died and resurrected three times,” and still be trying to figure out the answer,

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Pa. Supreme Court throws out parts of Megan’s Law

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press Posted:   12/16/2013 05:29:58 PM EST HARRISBURG, PA. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out portions of the state’s sex-offender registration law on Monday, telling lawmakers they violated the constitution’s requirement that bills that

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Sex-Offender Porn Ban Passes First Legislative Hurdle

Lakeland Republican Senator Kelli Stargel petitioned her colleagues in the Senate Criminal Justice Committee to broaden an existing ban on pornography. The law already prohibits sex-offenders from viewing or possessing pornography related to their conviction. Florida Action Committee

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Ruling may have vast effect on sex-offender registry, attorney says

SANTA ANA – A court ruling involving an Orange County case could result in hearings for thousands of California sex offenders seeking to have their names removed from the “Megan’s Law” registry, says an attorney who represents a

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