November 8, 2019, 1:32 pm Dion Harrell spent two decades on New Jersey’s sex offender registry. He had trouble finding a job. He couldn’t be alone with his kids. For a time, he was homeless. But when a
Read MoreNovember 7, 2019, 5:56 pm Senator Brandes is sponsoring SB 560, the objective of which is “Renaming the Criminal Punishment Code as the Public Safety Code; revising the primary purpose of sentencing under the Public Safety Code from
Read MoreNovember 5, 2019, 6:18 pm In the decade since the national shame of a colony of sex offenders made homeless by draconian residency restrictions, how far has the city and nation moved in finding humane and successful rehabilitation?
Read MoreOctober 31, 2019, 1:34 pm Eight out-of-state sex offenders now living in New Mexico are suing the Department of Public Safety and various sheriffs over a policy that places them on the State’s registry for life, even when
Read MoreOctober 30, 2019, 2:16 pm As an advocate for survivors of abuse and as someone who has personally been impacted by sexual violence, I care deeply about true accountability for offenders, prevention of new harm and the safety
Read MoreOctober 29, 2019, 11:06 pm Tallahassee, FL – On October 22, a federal district court in Tallahassee awarded almost $1.2 million in attorneys’ fees and costs in a censorship lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC). The
Read MoreOctober 26, 2019, 4:50 pm A 17-year-old boy who realized he was at the same convenience store as a man whose picture had appeared on a mailed sex-offender notice followed the man away from the shop and beat
Read MoreOctober 23, 2019, 12:06 am Butts County registered sex offenders are suing to stop the Sheriff’s Office from putting signs in their yards to discourage trick-or-treaters ahead of Halloween. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Macon,
Read MoreOctober 24, 2019, 1:03 pm A Pennsylvania Appeals Court has found that the dissemination of persons who have been convicted of sexual offenses’ information on the internet (Megan’s Law) violates the ex post facto clause of the Constitution
Read MoreOctober 17, 2019, 11:12 am Yesterday we put up a post reminding members of scams targeting persons on the registry. That wasn’t the first time we warned our members, but despite putting up the posts and adding it
Read MoreOctober 16, 2019, 10:01 pm Today, FDLE’s motion to stay discovery discovery in Does v. Swearingen was denied. Discovery proceeds in this very important case as scheduled! A copy of the order follows: Does v. Swearingen – Order
Read MoreOctober 14, 2019, 3:55 pm Colorado lawmakers advanced a proposal this week to place fewer youths who commit sexual offenses on the state registry, and to partially seal that registry from the public. The proposed changes are informed
Read MoreOctober 14, 2019, 2:25 pm A few weeks ago, our weekly update concerned Galen Baughman, a reform advocate who was facing trial to determine whether he would be labeled a sexually violent predator and civilly committed. The below
Read MoreOctober 14, 2019, 2:14 pm In a decision handed down by Florida’s 4th District Court of Appeal, the Fourteen (14) YEAR sentence of a person required to register for a Failure to Register charge was overturned after the
Read MoreMay 19, 2020, 4:26 pm Escambia County has announced that it has resumed Criminal and Sex Offender Registration. For more information on registrations in Escambia call (850) 436-9494. This announcement is a good reminder to check in with
Read MoreMay 19, 2020, 4:18 pm In a 4-3 decision, the Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that a criminal defendant was entitled to his request to de-register as a sex offender because he completed the terms of his probationary sentence
Read MoreMay 19, 2020, 1:59 pm We regularly like to post reminders of the scams out there that continue to target persons on the registry. If you are a regular reader of our forum, you already know this, but
Read MoreMay 19, 2020, 1:27 pm Omaha police announced the arrest of James Fairbanks, who was arrested on suspicion of criminal homicide in the death of 64-year-old Mattieo Condoluci. Condoluci was found shot to death in his home this
Read MoreSeptember 19, 2019, 8:16 pm But the question of whether [juveniles] should be on the registry is at the center of an ongoing federal civil rights lawsuit against the New Jersey Attorney General that is seeking to eliminate
Read MoreSeptember 16, 2019, 1:26 pm The following is an announcement about an event talking about Amendment 4 – for those in the area it’s a good opportunity to speak out about registrants being excluded from the amendment. The
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