Reason: The Feds Are Dropping Child Porn Cases Instead of Revealing Info on Their Surveillance Systems

April 25, 2019, 8:06 pm The Department of Justice has been dismissing child pornography cases in order to not reveal information about the software programs used as the basis for the charges. An array of cases suggest serious

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Alaska makes changes to sex offenses in new crime bill

April 25, 2019, 1:07 pm According to a sponsor statement from the House Judiciary Committee, House Bill 145 will increase sentencing ranges, increase penalties for drug dealers and distributors, streamline the theft prosecution process, close a series of

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Bahamas looking to establish a sex offender registry

April 25, 2019, 11:47 am The Bahamas, formerly one of the few countries close to the United States where persons required to register as sex offenders could still travel to, may soon become closed off as the country

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2019 National Symposium on Sex Offender Management and Accountability

April 23, 2019, 4:55 pm The following is a conference sponsored by the US Department of Justice. 2019 National Symposium on Sex Offender Management and Accountability July 17–18, 2019 | Chicago Join us to learn about tools, techniques

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AZ: Arizona Registry Reform back on track

April 23, 2019, 12:20 pm The Arizona Senate President has removed a big hurdle to the proposed reform that would allow more registrants to be removed from that state’s registry. The bill will now be moving to the

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Is your Sheriff’s Office trying to collect your DNA?

April 16, 2019, 10:20 pm We are being notified by Members across the state that their Sheriff’s offices are either contacting them to come in and provide a DNA sample or, in some cases, even showing up at

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Experts want states to stop prosecuting teens for consensual sexting

April 16, 2019, 7:17 pm Research compiled in a new article in Pediatrics found that texting sexual images has become increasingly common among teenagers in the United States. That’s not completely surprising, considering teens are using cellphones more

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Average Prison Sentences are 25% Longer than Two Decades Ago

April 16, 2019, 11:37 am According to the Michigan Department of Corrections, the average sentence length for Michigan prisoners is 10.3 years. Two decades ago, the average sentence length was 7.1 years–that’s a 45% increase in average sentence

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CT: Low-risk sex offenders could come off registry

April 15, 2019, 6:03 pm HARTFORD — The Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that would allow some low-risk offenders to come off the state’s public sex offender registry — a move that proponents said would make it easier

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FDLE Confirms DNA Collection is VOLUNTARY

April 22, 2019, 8:44 pm The FDLE has responded to our Public Information Request concerning the collection of DNA and confirmed that for any sexual offenders/predators who DO NOT currently fall under the criteria as outlined in F.S.

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Appeals Court rules man sentenced to 100 years for CP should be resentenced.

April 15, 2019, 3:41 pm The Court in Florida’s Fifth District Court of appeals affirmed the conviction but remanded the sentence (before a different judge) of a man who was sentenced to 100 years for CP. The opinion

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Opinion: The sex offender registry should assess risk, otherwise it is purely punishment

April 13, 2019, 12:09 pm This is a great opinion article out of San Antonio. It discusses the perils of the registry. https://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/commentary/article/The-sex-offender-registry-should-assess-risk-13763987.php The post Opinion: The sex offender registry should assess risk, otherwise it is purely punishment

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AZ: Hostilities, Sex Crime Allegations Slow Arizona Registry Reform

April 12, 2019, 1:45 pm Reform in Arizona looks far less certain after the bill aimed at increasing eligibility for removal from the registry appears to be missing from the house agenda. House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, sponsored

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CA: Appeals court strikes down state law that excluded sex offenders.

April 12, 2019, 12:15 am A 2017 California law that reducing mandatory penalties for youthful offenders applied to all crimes, including non-capital murders, except for violent sex offenses. That law was challenged and an appellate court struck it

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One of three charges against Ron Book dropped

April 11, 2019, 11:48 pm The prosecution has filed their Information against Ron Book in his DUI case. Notably absent is one of the charges (refusing to submit to a breathalyzer), which the State Attorney chose not to

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Constitutional right or crime? Case of alleged harassment of sex offender’s family heads to court

April 10, 2019, 6:22 pm A father and son from Freemansburg accused of harassing the family of a sex offender are headed to Northampton County Court on their respective criminal charges. James Forte Sr. and James Forte Jr.,

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PA: High court will again review sex offender registration

April 10, 2019, 1:24 am Two years ago, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court shook up long-settled orthodoxy by ruling that the state’s sex offender registration law, otherwise known as SORNA (Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act) was punishment. The

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Authority to own a firearm

April 9, 2019, 1:29 pm Under the Florida Office of Executive Clemency, an ex-offender who has “completed all sentences imposed and all conditions of supervision have expired or been completed, for a period of no less than 8

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Fort Myers police captain under investigation for sexual misconduct as suspects sue.

April 9, 2019, 10:33 am The Fort Meyers, FL Police Department is facing a lawsuit, as two people arrested by them fight back against misconduct involving their arrests. The two are among two dozen who recently had charges

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ACSOL – International Travel

April 9, 2019, 10:55 am The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL), a national organization based in California, has put together some information on international travel for persons required to register as well as a form to

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