AU: Child protection agencies REJECT sex offender registry as a ‘waste’ of taxpayers’ money

April 3, 2019, 10:48 am Australian child protection agencies have rejected plans for a national child sex offender registry, claiming the list will not protect children and will only give power to vigilante paedophile hunters. Home Affairs Minister

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CT: Lawmakers debate revamping sex offender registry

April 2, 2019, 12:30 pm State legislators are debating whether they should make changes in the state’s sex offender registry, which was established in 1998. Former Republican state legislator Bob Farr of West Hartford and other advocates called

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Solicitation of prostitution registry dropped from House companion bill.

April 2, 2019, 4:04 am Yesterday, CS/HB 851 (the “Human Trafficking Bill”) advanced through the House with a notable exception; the “Solicitation of prostitution registry” was dropped. The bill was the Florida House of Representative’s companion to Lauren

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MA: State Supreme Court says GPS not reasonable in all Cases

April 2, 2019, 4:04 am In Commonwealth v. Feliz, a case decided by the Massachusetts Supreme Court yesterday, the Court concluded that mandatory GPS monitoring for all sex offenses is “over inclusive in that GPS monitoring will not

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VA: Score in emergency shelter fight!

April 2, 2019, 4:04 am Mary Davye Devoy, the VA advocate for reform of sex offender laws, received an unexpected victory. Gov. Ralph Northam is proposing to remove provisions from the law that would have penalized sex offenders

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Alert issued after influx of sex offenders call Virginia State Police for help

April 2, 2019, 4:04 am Convicted sex offenders are reaching out to Virginia State Police for help. They’re concerned about a recent increase in phone call scams that seem to target them. “The Virginia State Police are getting

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Reason: Florida Cops Re-Arrest 26 Sex Offenders in ‘Operation Karma.’ Their Crime? Not Updating Their Car Info.

April 2, 2019, 4:04 am The Polk County Sheriff’s Department in Florida is touting its successful completion of “Operation Karma,” a three-day sting in which cops arrested 26 registered sex offenders for violating various legal obligations imposed on

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Some Judges “get it”, But what can they do about it?

April 2, 2019, 4:04 am I do a decent amount of case law research to support our advocacy and reform efforts. Generally come across court decisions that regurgitate the same “frightening and high” hyperbole, but once in a

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SB 540: We now know what the “soliciting prostitution registry” will look like.

April 2, 2019, 4:04 am There’s been a modification in Senate Bill 540 to the proposed language that would create the soliciting prostitution registry. First, it’s not called a “registry” anymore. It’s now called the “Soliciting for Prostitution

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Press Release from One Standard of Justice, Inc.

April 2, 2019, 4:04 am Press Release: Windsor Locks federal suit re: “Child Safety Zones” On March 27, 2018, Stamford attorney Audrey Felsen of Koffsky & Felsen filed suit in federal court seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against

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WI: Lawsuit challenges lifetime GPS

April 2, 2019, 4:04 am Following the success of a similar suit in Georgia, lawyers have filed a lawsuit challenging the practice of putting persons required to register as sex offenders on GPS monitors for life – even

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The Dobbs Wire: Banishment! Patty Wetterling, Jill Levenson and more

April 2, 2019, 4:04 am The Dobbs Wire:  Banishment!  In the 21st century many localities in the United States use an ancient means to get rid of people who have been stigmatized and are despised, banishment.  More formally

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NACDL: In Support of Second Chance Month

April 1, 2019, 9:20 pm From National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: During the month of April, we will be shining a light on the need for second chances, and we will need your help! Over 70 million

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Ron Book pleads not guilty in DUI case

April 1, 2019, 8:40 pm This past Friday, Lobbyist Ron Book, through his attorney, Jerry Berry, filed a waiver of arraignment and plea of Not Guilty in the DUI and related charges against him. We will continue to

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Sexual Offenders & Trauma-Informed Care

April 1, 2019, 6:50 pm The following are the presentation materials from Harry Morgan and Ken Hulata, who presented at the Florida ATSA conference last month. Sex_Offender_Trauma-Morgan_FATSA-190309 (1) The post Sexual Offenders & Trauma-Informed Care appeared first on

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AZ: Bill would offer relief by loosening lifetime registration requirements for certain sex offenders.

April 1, 2019, 4:26 pm Arizona HB 2613, promoted by House Speaker Rusty Bowers, would enable persons required to register as sex offenders to seek relief from lifetime registration by applying to be removed when they turn 35.

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IL: Registrants indefinitely confined because they can’t find compliant housing, secure win in federal court.

April 1, 2019, 12:49 pm A federal district court in Illinois handed a win to a group of persons required to register as sex offenders, who challenged the constitutionality of a policy of refusing to release persons who

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Watch: PSA Think B4 u Click Warning About Child Pornography

March 14, 2019, 9:46 pm A Public Service Announcement about Child Pornography. The post Watch: PSA Think B4 u Click Warning About Child Pornography appeared first on Florida Action Committee. Go to Source Author: FAC Contributor #5 The

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Book’s ‘Childlike Sex Doll’ Bill advances

March 14, 2019, 12:55 pm I just had to laugh at the debate over this stupid bill that took place in the Florida legislature yesterday. To back up; Senator Lauren Book whose life mission is to perpetuate panic

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BEWARE of FindYouAPlace.com: Operators of ClearMyCase have a New SCAM targeting registrants

March 13, 2019, 7:40 pm The operators of ClearMyCase.com have a new scam and they are going after the same victims – people required to register. John Bordelon, the man behind ClearMyCase is now again using the registry

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