August 13, 2020, 7:05 pm Colorado legislators have closed a loophole in state law that allowed certain sex offenders to get out of prison early and transfer to community corrections before completing required treatment. To fully understand what
Read MoreAugust 13, 2020, 3:54 pm The Department of Justice is proposing a rule that specifies the registration requirements under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (‘‘SORNA’’). The rule in part reflects express requirements of SORNA and in
Read MoreAugust 12, 2020, 10:39 am They give themselves names like “Dads Against Predators”, “Predator Snatchers”, “Predator Patrol” or “POPSquad”. They are groups of vigilantes who admittedly intentionally stage bait operations to lure individuals to locations thinking they are
Read MoreAugust 12, 2020, 8:08 am Dear Members and Advocates, On Friday we posted something that received positive feedback so we’ll reference it here and encourage everyone to take a read through it when you have time. The post
Read MoreAugust 11, 2020, 6:45 am Well this is horrible… a man convicted of a sexual offense in 2007 turned his life around and started a janitorial business. He gets a contract providing janitorial services for the VA. USA
Read MoreAugust 10, 2020, 2:54 pm A new documentary will be airing August 20th on BBC. Follow Becky Southworth as she steps into the unsettling world of sex offender rehabilitation. Meeting the sex offenders living in our communities, Becky
Read MoreAugust 10, 2020, 1:04 pm A Tennessee Federal District Court last week denied the State’s Motion to Dismiss and ordered an injunction preventing them from enforcing the sex offender registry against an individual whose offense pre-dated the enactment
Read MoreIn 2007 I signed a plead agreement and went to prison for a sex offense. At the time the law in Missouri said in parole guidelines that I was required to spend 59 month in prison prior to
Read MoreAugust 7, 2020, 11:38 am Take two individuals who commit the exact same federal offense. One person lives in State “A” and the other in State “B”. The person living in A will be on the public registry
Read MoreAugust 7, 2020, 8:07 am Wonder why so many lawyers refuse to touch any cases involving RSOs? Here’s one reason why? Attorney, Patricia Sigman is a candidate running for Florida Senate, District 9. She is the target of
Read MoreAugust 6, 2020, 7:43 pm Sometimes we come across a news story that I have to read twice to make sure I’m not hallucinating. Several news outlets in Louisiana are reporting that the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s office conducted
Read MoreAugust 6, 2020, 4:15 pm The following (very technical) study (from what I could understand of it) discusses the harm caused by the “sex offender” label. Assembling the Chimeric Sex Offender It contains a lot of terms of
Read MoreAugust 6, 2020, 8:22 am The Governor of Iowa has signed an executive order restoring the voting rights and the right to hold public office, to most people who have committed criminal offenses. https://governor.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/documents/EO7%20-%20Voting%20Restoration.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery The good is that
Read MoreAugust 5, 2020, 7:05 pm The number of registered sex offenders residing in unincorporated areas of Johnson County increased from 370 in 2017 to 597 today, JCSO Chief Deputy Mark Reinhardt said. One residence that served as home
Read MoreAugust 5, 2020, 8:56 am The whole idea was that we are going to protect children. But because most abuse of children happens inside the family, the registry doesn’t affect that. It just creates more “stranger danger” fear.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2020, 8:37 am According to Detective Superintendent Stewart Gull, the recent spate of ‘naming and shaming’ local offenders online after their sentences have been carried out is posing serious problems for their ability to reintegrate into
Read MoreAugust 5, 2020, 8:33 am Federal Judge Esther Salas, whose son was tragically killed last week, spoke out for the first time since the incident. As she explained in a video published by the Savoy Show, “A madman
Read MoreAugust 5, 2020, 7:37 am Dear Members and Advocates, This past month we lost the last of the “Big Six”, when Representative John Lewis died. The Big Six were leaders of six civil rights organizations who helped organize
Read MoreColorado Watch writes that a “scathing” State Auditor’s report put a spotlight on contracts worth millions of dollars. Certain members of the Sex Offender Management Board were found to have benefited their own firms by making standards and
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