TN: Bill would allow sex offenders to attend church with permission

January 28, 2020, 9:33 pm Can anyone tell me why this is even a thing? Isn’t spiritual growth and repentance something society would want from someone who has sexually offended? To make that and the exercise of one’s

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GA: New Legislation Would Allow Lifelong GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders

January 20, 2020, 12:37 pm When the Georgia Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a law allowing convicted sex offenders to be ordered to wear GPS ankle monitors for the rest of their lives after release from prison, several justices

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CO: Lawmakers consider changes to juvenile sex offender registry

January 24, 2020, 7:26 pm It’s not often you see prosecutors and public defenders working together on the same team. But Thursday night, representatives from both groups spoke before state lawmakers in a joint effort to reform the

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Canada: Province takes measures to prevent sex offenders from getting a name change

January 22, 2020, 10:43 pm Saskatchewan is taking steps to prevent convicted sex offenders from changing their names, making it the first province to refuse name changes based on a criminal record. An order in council approved by cabinet

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IN: Court reinstates petition to get off sex offender registry

January 24, 2020, 7:03 pm An Indiana registrant’s petition for removal from their sex offender registry will move forward, after an appellate court ruled that the lower court DID have jurisdiction to hear the case. The petitioner committed

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San Diego Officially Rescinds Sex Offender Law

January 23, 2020, 5:15 pm The city of San Diego has agreed to remove a law which the locations where registered sex offenders who are no longer on parole for their crimes can live. Read in NBC 7

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Judge rejects challenge from Utah woman charged for being topless in her own home

January 21, 2020, 11:32 pm A Utah judge has upheld the state’s lewdness law after a challenge by a West Valley City woman who is facing charges for being topless in her own home in front of her

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CA: Janice Bellucci challenges Fresno SORR

January 21, 2020, 11:28 pm The Fresno Bee reports that ACSOL Attorney Janice Bellucci is suing Fresno County over their sex offender residency restriction that prohibits certain people from living within 3,000 feet of places like parks and

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Florida Supreme Court rules convicted felons must pay fees before voting

January 18, 2020, 12:45 pm [NOTE: Persons required to register still can not get their voting rights back] Florida’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that convicted felons must pay all fees related to their sentences before voting. The court

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New Bill from Sen. Lauren Book to eliminate SOL for Sexual Battery and establish a “look back window” for civil suits

January 17, 2020, 12:23 am According to NPR affiliate WGCU, Florida Senator Lauren Book is trying to create a “look back window” where victims of sexual battery can bring a civil lawsuit, where previously barred by statute of

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11th Circuit Court of Appeals requests oral argument in Does v. Miami-Dade

January 16, 2020, 9:20 pm The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals today determined that oral arguments will be necessary in John Doe #1, et al v. Miami-Dade County, et al (Case No. 19-10254). The appeal originates from a

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If Bill Becomes Law You Can Cross Delivery Driver Off the List of Job Options

January 8, 2020, 6:35 pm Florida Rep. Mike Caruso, yesterday filed House Bill 1129, that would require all home-delivery workers to undergo background checks that include the sex offender registry and would make any home delivery jobs off

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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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