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
Read MoreDecember 18, 2019, 7:15 pm For hours before he died in a northern Vermont prison this month, Kenneth Johnson struggled to breathe and begged for medical attention, according to a fellow inmate who was with Johnson that night.
Read MoreDecember 17, 2019, 2:17 pm The Supreme Court of the United States has refused to consider a 9th Circuit Court decision that, which upheld a decision that homeless people have a constitutional right to sleep on public property
Read MoreDecember 12, 2019, 2:20 pm Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is setting out to toughen sex offender laws. He is proposing two changes: (1) an increase to the penalty for rape of a child with force by someone who
Read MoreDecember 11, 2019, 2:40 pm Last week we were contacted by a member in Illiniois, Carol, with a heart-breaking story. Carol is the mother of two children, a son and a daughter. Carol’s son, Adam, suffers from Intellectual
Read MoreDecember 7, 2019, 7:45 pm State Rep. Bobby DuBose filed House Bill 837 which would grant early release to a prisoner who is suffering from “a significant terminal or non terminal condition, disease, or syndrome that has rendered
Read MoreDecember 5, 2019, 11:32 pm The landmark Pennsylvania law that for nearly a quarter of a century has required a public registry of sex offenders and community notification about their whereabouts is facing a life-or-death challenge before the
Read MoreDecember 2, 2019, 3:54 pm The following is a compilation of the parental termination laws of 50 states as they relate to persons required to register. http://sosen.org/blog/2019/12/01/child-custody-visitation-laws-applicable-to-registered-persons.html The post SOSEN: Child Custody/Visitation Laws Applicable to Registered Persons appeared
Read MoreNovember 29, 2019, 9:28 pm A case out of the 7th Circuit Court of appeals shows just how far a member of law enforcement will go to mess with someone on the registry and just how impossible it
Read MoreNovember 18, 2019, 5:03 pm Dear Veterans, First, we want to thank you for serving our country. We are seeking military veterans who are on the sex offense registry to participate in a research project titled: Veterans with
Read MoreNovember 26, 2019, 4:18 pm A member has reported that when advising his local Sheriff’s Office of DOMESTIC travel, he was asked to report his flight information and specific itinerary. For INTERNATIONAL travel that information is required by
Read MoreNovember 21, 2019, 12:35 pm A 63-year-old man facing charges of lewd and lascivious molestation and possession of child pornography could go free after a judge found that Pinellas sheriff’s detectives and Pinellas-Pasco prosecutors lied to obtain a
Read MoreNovember 25, 2019, 4:13 pm The Supreme Court refused to rehear Gundy, a case that would have revived the non-delegation doctrine and prevented the decision as to whether SORNA could be applied retroactively to the Attorney General. After
Read MoreNovember 22, 2019, 1:18 am Huge WIN in Illinois. A defendant challenged the State’s complete ban on accessing ‘social networking websites’ as a condition of probation as unreasonable and unconstitutional under the First Amendment. The Supreme court agreed.
Read MoreNovember 21, 2019, 3:35 pm An Ohio state lawmaker has proposed banning sexting for those 18 and under. Underage sexting is already illegal, but Senate Bill 239, introduced Wednesday, carves out a legal definition that makes it a less-serious
Read MoreNovember 20, 2019, 10:08 pm A federal judge on Tuesday knocked down a city ordinance that severely restricts where registered sex offenders can live in San Diego. The ruling deals a final blow to a law that hasn’t
Read MoreNovember 17, 2019, 6:01 pm The state’s Public Defender’s office is hoping to join a federal lawsuit that is seeking to eliminate Megan’s Law registration for all juvenile sex offenders in New Jersey, Extensive research has shown that
Read MoreNovember 16, 2019, 12:56 am A New York law that is intended to protect children from convicted sex offenders has created a maze of contradictory policies and regulations, leading to inconsistent enforcement and confusing online tracking systems. The
Read MoreNovember 14, 2019, 8:27 pm The Supreme Court of the United States have scheduled the following three cases for “relisting” Gundy v. United States, 17-6086 Paul v. United States, 17-8830 Caldwell v. United States, 18-6852 All cases have
Read MoreNovember 14, 2019, 1:42 pm Last year nearly 5,000 federal prisoners were released early under the First Step Act, a sentencing reform bill that reduced penalties for some drug convictions and other non-violent crimes. The First Step Act
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