Arizona Registry Reforms Pass Committee Hurdle

February 21, 2019, 1:10 pm The Arizona House Judiciary Committee voted unanimously in favor of a proposal to slightly expand the number of people who are eligible to be removed from Arizona’s sex offender registry, lauding a proposal

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More Than A Quarter Of Boston’s Registered Sex Offenders Are Homeless

February 21, 2019, 1:09 pm Boston is grappling with a homeless offender problem.  This, in spite of the fact that the state’s Supreme Court struck down residency restrictions in 2015. According to the Sex Offender Registry Board, Boston

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Man sues to gain access to son

February 20, 2019, 12:57 pm A registered sex offender who wants to be a part of his five-year-old son’s education is suing the Lancaster School District because he has been denied access to his son’s school. The father,

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The Sensational Headline: CA Democrats Author Bill to Protect Sex Offenders Who Lure Minors

February 20, 2019, 12:48 pm State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Assemblywoman Susan Eggman (D-Stockton) introduced recent legislation “to end blatant discrimination against LGBT young people regarding California’s sex offender registry.” However, under their bill, SB 145,

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Arizona Attorney Pushes to Loosen State Registry Removal Requirements

February 20, 2019, 12:47 pm County Attorney Bill Montgomery is  supporting a bill in the Arizona House that would allow more registrants to become eligible to have their names removed from the Arizona’s sex offender registry. However, the

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NY Daily News Op-Ed: Are sex offense registries humane?

February 20, 2019, 12:45 pm Anthony Weiner is about to become one of the more than 900,000 Americans on sex offense registries for the rest of his life (only Level 1 offenders in New York are removed after

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Housing Bans Leave Registrants Homeless in Miami

February 19, 2019, 4:12 pm This is an interesting piece from The Crime Report. The article highlights the homelessness problems caused by the Lauren Book Child Safety Ordinance in Miami-Dade County. It bans individuals convicted of certain sex

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Police in central Pa. looking for scammer who targets convicted sex offenders

February 18, 2019, 6:12 pm I was considering whether to post the following or not. It’s a story from ANOTHER state in which persons required to register are becoming the victims of scams because their information is public.

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Polk County: Are you required to fill out a form?

February 18, 2019, 1:46 pm We have received reports from members in Polk County that they have been asked to fill out a form when registering. Information on the form ALLEGEDLY includes questions that are not required to

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CT: Vigilantes who target alleged child predators draw cheers, concern.

February 18, 2019, 1:19 pm POP (Prey on Predators) Squad, a Connecticut-based group, has been conducting sting operations without the involvement of law enforcement. Many are beginning to question if the tactic is legal or ethical. Molly Land,

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TX: Romeo and Juliet Laws Fail Some

February 15, 2019, 9:27 pm This is not unique to Texas, but one Texas news station featured a rational report on what happened to one person, so we are sharing. Go to Source Author: Florida Action Committee The

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Tennessee to follow Florida in precluding those convicted of Murder and Sex Offenses from voting.

February 15, 2019, 9:13 pm Florida is the birthplace of a lot of bad ideas when it comes to policies regulating persons required to register. We had the first residency restrictions and it wasn’t long until the domino

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What do these people have in common?

February 14, 2019, 9:43 pm What do the following people have in common? An Air Force Colonel A prison guard A Christian school teacher They are all in positions where they are responsible for protecting people? Yes, but

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REASON: ‘Sex Offenders Are Not Second-Class Citizens,’ Says Judge While Nixing Alabama Rules on First Amendment Grounds

February 13, 2019, 7:17 pm “Sex offenders are not second-class citizens,” writes U.S. District Judge W. Keith Watkins in a recent decision overturning two provisions of the Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act (ASORCNA) on First

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Fear Mongering Over EM in Cook County

February 13, 2019, 5:53 am In a TV news spot aired on February 12th, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart lashed out at activists and policy makers pushing for an end to the use of money bond and pretrial

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TN: Great Decision Out of Tennessee – Registry Violates Ex Post Facto

May 15, 2020, 8:26 pm Yesterday, a Federal District Court in Tennessee found that the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry, as applied to the Plaintiff, violates the Constitution. The Court found; that the restrictions of SORVTA are much like

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Excellent decision out of Alabama Federal Court

February 12, 2019, 6:49 pm An excellent decision out of the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Alabama (which happens to be in our Federal 11th Circuit). A copy of the decision follows and is shared

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MI: AG Weighs in on Sex Offender Registration Cases Before MI Supreme Court

February 9, 2019, 10:03 pm LANSING, MI – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed amicus briefs in the Michigan Supreme Court today in Michigan v Snyder (Case number 153696) and People v Betts (Case number 148981), arguing that

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WAR: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed [EXCELLENT] amicus brief

February 9, 2019, 9:52 pm Press Release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed amicus briefs in the Michigan Supreme Court today in Michigan v Snyder (Case number 153696) and People v Betts (Case number 148981), arguing that Michigan’s

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NH: Court sides with sex offender who hired minor

February 8, 2019, 7:02 pm A registered sex offender did not break the law by hiring a 16-year-old boy to work for his landscaping business, the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled Friday. Edward Proctor was convicted in 2017

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