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 Jersey could soon compensate those wrongfully put on sex offender list

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

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Florida’s Senate Bill 560: Renaming the Criminal Punishment Code

November 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

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Miami Law: Lack of Progress in Housing Persons Required to Register as Sex Offenders

November 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?

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NM: Out-of-state convicted registrants sue Sheriffs over New Mexico Registration laws.

October 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

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Sex offender registries poor safety policy

October 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

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Prison Legal News: The Cost of Prison Censorship: Florida Taxpayers to Pay $1.2 Million

October 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

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LA: Registrant beaten after being recognized from sex offender flyer.

October 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

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UPDATED WITH COMPLAINT Sex offenders sue Georgia sheriff over ‘no trick-or-treating’ signs

October 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,

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PA Appeals Court Rules Online Dissemination of Sex Offender’s Information is Punitive and Violates Federal Ex Post Facto

October 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

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NCRSOL also warns it’s members of scams targeting persons required to register.

October 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

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