Registry Matters Podcast: Discussion of the Rhode Island Case

March 21, 2023, 7:00 pm In 2015, many NARSOL supporters followed NARSOL’s participation in the Rhode Island residency restrictions case, and quite a few people contributed funds to help NARSOL support that very important case.  The road has

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Man dies in Civil Commitment After Being Beaten by Officers

March 4, 2021, 6:45 am The family of Darrell Smith is suing the state after he was beaten to a near comatose state by a group of correctional officers at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Avenel.

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NARSOL: Proposed AWA amended regulations more significant after new Sixth Circuit court decision

August 31, 2020, 10:41 am The new Adam Walsh Act amended regulations are out for comment for 60 days, and after the comment period will likely be adopted, finalized, and published in the Federal Register. NARSOL had posted an

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MI: If it’s inaccurate, why have it?

August 28, 2020, 10:41 am According to this article, a Michigan law enforcement officer said the public should be aware information on the Michigan Sex Offender Registry might not be up to date following an April U.S. District Court interim order barring

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Wellington approves rules for vacation rentals

August 27, 2020, 4:44 pm The village received more than a dozen emails opposing one element of the ordinance: A requirement for vacation rental owners to check for renters’ names on the national sex offender registry. If a

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Bad Decision out of 6th Circuit – SORNA obligations continue beyond state obligations

August 27, 2020, 8:59 am Yesterday, The 6th Circuit issued a disappointing opinion, holding that a sex offender’s obligations under SORNA is independent of any duties under state law. In other words, even if someone’s obligations to register

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Weekly Update 2020-08-26 Ref#106

August 26, 2020, 5:10 pm Dear Members and Advocates, It has been a disappointing week. Yesterday, Brevard County Commissioners voted in favor (only one Commissioner voted against) of amending their proximity ordinance to include private businesses. From watching

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GH-S: Of Witches, and Witch Burnings

August 26, 2020, 1:51 pm This is a must read for anybody who has felt alone. Know you might have to face a lot of rejection to find your “right place” but it exists out there. Don’t stop

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Not Punishment… it just feels that way.

August 26, 2020, 12:34 pm Three years ago, a federal judge ruled that such consequences amounted to cruel and unusual punishment of three men who challenged their treatment under Colorado’s Sex Offender Registration Act. Last week a federal

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Convicted of Sex Crimes, but With No Victims

August 26, 2020, 11:31 am Since 2015, nearly 300 men in cities and towns across Washington State have been arrested in online-predator stings, most of them run by the State Patrol and code-named Operation Net Nanny. The men

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Member Submission: Don’t allow yourself to be shut out of public meetings. The Law Allows All Citizens The Right To Be Present

August 26, 2020, 9:03 am August 25 2020   County Commissioners are not permitted to ban any citizen of Florida from all open meeting when the General Public is notified of Govt issues , and business .  Sunshine Laws

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LABELED FOR LIFE: A Review of Youth Sex Offender Registration Laws

August 25, 2020, 12:58 pm Over 200,000 individuals are on sex offender registries for offenses committed when they were children. Registration can be life-long and can be imposed without any inquiry into the child’s individual circumstances or progress

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“I will chase you till I die, that I assure you.”

August 25, 2020, 9:54 am “I will chase you till I die, that I assure you.” is the closing line of a letter from Lobbyist Ron Book to an individual in a complaint he filed against a pet

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FAC Initiates Complaint Against Brevard Commissioners to Florida Attorney General

August 25, 2020, 6:28 am After our three letters to Brevard County Commissioners and numerous letters from members went ignored, FAC has now written to Florida’s Attorney General requesting she enforce Florida’s Governing in the Sunshine Law against

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Wellington, FL council looking to pass new rules for vacation rentals and those on the registry.

August 24, 2020, 9:43 am Wellington, Florida is considering creating a rule that would require vacation rental owners to check to see if potential renters are on the sex offender registry. The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow and

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UPDATED with Public Hearing Date: Some Brevard County Talking Points

August 21, 2020, 10:00 am The Public Hearing on the Amendment to the Brevard County Ordinance is scheduled on the Agenda for Tuesday August 25th at 9am.  Location is Brevard County Government Complex at 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson

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How to win arguments and actually change someone’s mind

August 21, 2020, 9:50 am Typically, when we come up against something or someone we want to change, we approach it with force. But often, this aggressive technique makes people defensive and causes them to dig into their

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Weekly Update 2020-08-18 Ref#105

August 20, 2020, 7:29 pm Dear Members and Advocates, Before modern technology existed we had the public square. It was an open area, generally in the heart of a city, where people would gather to exchange information. If

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Bad news out of the 10th Circuit: Millard v. Rankin reversed and remanded.

August 20, 2020, 11:14 am The order from the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Millard v. Rankin was issued today and it’s not good news. The relief offered by the Colorado District Court was reversed. A copy

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Inside the Endless Nightmare of Indefinite Detention Under “Civil Commitment

August 19, 2020, 3:54 pm After serving their criminal sentence, these men discover their punishment may never be over. Under this legal mech­a­nism, which exists in at least 20 states and the Dis­trict of Colum­bia, indi­vid­u­als con­vict­ed of

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