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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Guards denied medical care to an accused sex offender.

December 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.

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SCOTUS denies cert. in homeless case. May benefit transient persons required to register as sex offenders.

December 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

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MA: New Bill Proposes Changes to Sex Offender Laws in Massachusetts

December 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

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Mental Illness and the Sex Offender Registry

December 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

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Florida Compassionate Release Bill Excludes the Usual

December 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

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Sex offender registry law in Pa. facing life-or-death test at Supreme Court

December 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

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SOSEN: Child Custody/Visitation Laws Applicable to Registered Persons

December 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

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7th Circuit case shows the lengths a law enforcement officer will go to mess with a registrant

November 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

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Survey for Veterans on the Registry

November 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

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Is your Sheriff’s Office requiring an itinerary for DOMESTIC travel?

November 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

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Judge rules Pinellas detective, prosecutors lied in child porn case.

November 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

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SCOTUS will not be rehearing Gundy

November 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

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IL: Illinois Supreme Court declares blanket internet ban unconstitutional.

November 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.

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OH: Lawmaker proposes bill to prevent sexting teens from winding up on registry

November 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

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CA: Judge invalidates city ordinance limiting where sex offenders can live

November 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

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NJ: Public Defenders Office seeks to join lawsuit to end sex offender registration for Juveniles

November 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

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NY: Sex offender rules an inconsistent maze

November 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

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Non-delegation Doctrine in Sex Offender Cases Relisted

November 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

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New Crime Threatens Sentence Reforms

November 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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