March 13, 2019, 3:37 pm The FBI is investigating a Florida police sergeant who is accused of using his department’s database to find women who he would then harass for dates, while both on and off duty. “This
Read MoreMarch 12, 2019, 7:53 pm Vote here: https://www.wxyz.com/news/vote-should-michigan-do-away-with-the-sex-offender-registry Go to Source Author: Florida Action Committee The opinions expressed within posts and comments are solely those of each author, and are not necessarily those of Women Against Registry.
Read MoreMarch 12, 2019, 10:27 am H.R.1, the “For the People Act” of 2019, which contains a provision to restore the FEDERAL voting rights of individuals once they are released. It states, “The right of an individual who is
Read MoreMarch 11, 2019, 9:15 pm On Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis signed an executive order reassigning Lobbyist Ron Book’s DUI prosecution to Amira D. Fox, a prosecutor from the 20th Judicial Circuit (covering Charlotte, Collier, Hendry, Glades and Lee
Read MoreMarch 11, 2019, 7:56 pm SCOTUSBlog, a resource for news and commentary of happenings at the Supreme Court of the United States, posted an “Interim Stat Pack” on the current (October 2018) term. Imagine a sports scorecard that’s
Read MoreMarch 6, 2019, 8:01 pm Thanks to decades of tough-on-crime policies, Florida now has the third-largest prison population in the United States — nearly 100,000 people, including more minors than any other state. Florida requires people to serve
Read MoreMarch 6, 2019, 6:26 pm The Washington State House of Representatives passed House Bill 1742 on a bipartisan vote of 57-39. The Responsible Teen Communications Act, sponsored by Rep. Noel Frame (D-Seattle), updates Washington’s laws to reflect current
Read MoreMarch 5, 2019, 12:11 am A registered sex offender previously able to attend his son’s school activities per a trial court-granted request was denied that exception Monday when the Indiana Court of Appeals determined an amended statute barred
Read MoreMarch 4, 2019, 4:55 pm Today, the Supreme Court of Georgia, in Park v. The State, found that an ordinance requiring that a person who is classified as a sexually dangerous predator – but who is no longer
Read MoreMarch 1, 2019, 4:54 pm From The Appeal Critics say the state’s policy of keeping non-residents on the registry bloats the list—and harms public safety. It was the kind of headline guaranteed to generate clicks even over the
Read MoreFebruary 27, 2019, 12:19 pm Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument in US. v Haymond (for more information about the case reference our post last week) and apparently it went very well. According
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2019, 5:09 pm Piasecki v. Bucks County Court — habeas — reversal — McKee [Disclosure: as explained below, I assisted Peter Goldberger in representing the petitioner-appellant in this appeal.] For a federal court to consider a
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2019, 12:47 pm A legislative proposal in the Maine State House would add living restrictions to that state’s sex offender law. The bill would ban a convicted sex offender from living in a multiunit building that
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2019, 2:28 pm In the video below, Director Eugene Jarecki is interviewed about his documentary film “The House I Live In”. As I watch the interview, I can’t help but think of the parallels between the
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2019, 1:20 pm The following article is being shared for two reasons: 1- Again, it goes to show that anyone, even a police officer recognized for his work rescuing children, can be a sex offender, and
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2019, 1:07 pm The Legal Aid Society applauded a ruling rendered today by the New York State Appellate Division – Third Department, rejecting the New York State Department of Correction and Community Supervision’s (DOCCS) interpretation of
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2019, 4:11 pm Next week, a “sex offender” case will come for oral arguments before the Supreme Court. The case is US. v Haymond and deals with the standard of proof required before imposing a sanction.
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2019, 3:24 pm PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police say someone threw a piece of concrete through the window of a registered sex offender’s home in Providence, Rhode Island. The vandalism occurred at the home of XXX
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2019, 1:10 pm The Arizona House Judiciary Committee voted unanimously in favor of a proposal to slightly expand the number of people who are eligible to be removed from Arizona’s sex offender registry, lauding a proposal
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2019, 1:09 pm Boston is grappling with a homeless offender problem. This, in spite of the fact that the state’s Supreme Court struck down residency restrictions in 2015. According to the Sex Offender Registry Board, Boston
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