CA: In Person Case Update

May 21, 2020, 6:11 pm We just received an alert that the case filed by the Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) to challenge IN PERSON registration laws in California has been denied. That notwithstanding, the reason

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Advocates call for an end to the public sex offender registry

May 21, 2020, 12:42 pm OMAHA, Neb. (FOX 42 KPTM) — A shooting in North Omaha has sparked concerns over the state sex offender registry. Following the death of Mattieo Condoluci, members of the National Association of Rational

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Member Submission: Barrment from Military Installations/Bases

May 21, 2020, 11:28 am The following was sent in by a Member. If anyone had a similar experience, please share so he can work towards resolving this issue. I retired from the Navy in Dec 2000 due

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MUST READ: Washington Post: The last days of a covid-19 prisoner

May 20, 2020, 5:41 pm It isn’t clear why Charles Hobbs was arrested in January. More than 20 years ago, a judge gave him five years probation for a crime that required him to register as a sex

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Once Fallen: The murder of Mattieo Condoluci

May 20, 2020, 12:21 pm Many of you are aware that there was a vigilante killing in Omaha, Nebraska this past weekend, and the murderer turned himself into the police last night. The Omaha media, particularly the World-Herald,

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‘We’re sitting ducks’: Concerns of copycat attacks following sex offender’s killing

May 20, 2020, 12:19 pm When “Jay” first heard the motive behind Mattieo Condoluci’s death, he immediately feared for the safety of his family. “We’re sitting ducks,” he said. Prosecutors believe James Fairbanks sent KETV Newswatch 7 an

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Brian Banks: Movie opens today

August 9, 2019, 2:24 pm The inspirational true story of Brian Banks (Aldis Hodge), an All-American high school football star committed to USC who finds his life upended when he is wrongly convicted of a crime (sex offense)

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A Tale of Two Laurens: How can this not be a conflict of interest?

August 2, 2019, 3:28 pm Earlier this week we wrote about a story in the Daily Beast called “A Tale of Two Jeffreys” This post is a Tale of Two Laurens, only here the two Laurens are the

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Man drowned in Duval County jail cell toilet after beating – help stop prison attacks against registrants.

August 1, 2019, 2:31 pm Sad news of a person convicted of a sexual offense being killed by a cellmate this week. People incarcerated on sexual offenses are often the targets of vigilantes. Some hate groups assign “points”

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WAR: When a sex offender calls, she’s there to listen

January 8, 2020, 5:51 pm Vicki Henry sits at the desk in her two-bedroom duplex on a recent Sunday morning and adjusts her phone headset, which she has nestled on hair with a deep magenta tinge, a rare

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Clean Slate: an Anti-Discrimination Bill that Discriminates

January 8, 2020, 4:43 pm People convicted of sex crimes generally do not reoffend. The Office of Policy and Management released two studies, one in 2012 and the other in 2017, that analyzed crimes committed by sex offenders

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Five Cases Could Significantly Reform Pennsylvania’s Sex Offense Registry.

January 7, 2020, 4:00 pm From The Appeal The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is expected to rule on five cases this year that could change how the state treats people convicted of sex offenses, and could ease the state’s

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New Bill filed in Florida House – HB 1055

January 6, 2020, 3:56 pm A new and potentially important bill was filed last week in the Florida House of Representatives. House Bill 1055, sponsored by Rep. Chuck Brannon III proposes the following changes to Florida’s registration laws:

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TN: Lawmaker Files Bill To Chemically Castrate Convicted Sex Offenders

January 3, 2020, 9:32 pm Tennessee Republican Bruce Griffey introduced a bill that would require anyone convicted of a sexual offense against a child under the age of 13 to be chemically castrated, Under the language of the

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Wisconsin Came Close To Changing A Rule That Often Leaves People On Sex Offense Registries Homeless

January 3, 2020, 3:17 pm From The Appeal: In May 2016, a local Fox station in Wisconsin reported a remarkable story. That March, a man who had served 11 years on second-degree child sexual assault had been released

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IL: residents who are registered again sue over notices warning them to move

January 1, 2020, 8:48 pm The lawsuit, filed Dec. 30 by 18 Wayside residents against the city of Aurora and Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon, comes weeks after an Aurora police officer delivered letters to the men

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IN: Appeals Court affirms conviction for failing to register vehicle “operated on a regular basis”

December 30, 2019, 6:52 pm The Indiana Court of Appeals today affirmed the conviction of a man who was charged with failing to register a vehicle he “operates on a regular basis”. In this case, the defendant was

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Second Amended Complaint filed in Does v. Swearingen (Ex Post Facto Plus Case)

December 24, 2019, 1:00 am A second amended complaint was filed in Does v. Swearingen on Friday. As usual, Val Jonas, Todd Scher and their legal team did an exceptional job pleading on behalf of those required to

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NY: New Bill criminalizes registrants dressing as characters.

December 20, 2019, 2:24 pm It’s not necessarily a bad idea, we just have to wonder how necessary this new law will be. A New York Legislator has sponsored a bill that provides “No sex offender shall apply

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8th Circuit affirms use of electronic video surveillance equipment in failure to register arrest.

December 14, 2019, 5:41 pm This one is for those who think “who will know”…The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s allowance of electronic video surveillance equipment as used by law enforcement to catch someone

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