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,
Read MoreFebruary 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
Read MoreFebruary 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
Read MoreFebruary 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
Read MoreFebruary 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
Read MoreFebruary 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
Read MoreMay 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
Read MoreFebruary 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
Read MoreFebruary 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
Read MoreFebruary 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
Read MoreFebruary 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
Read MoreFebruary 8, 2019, 1:19 pm The man, identified only as John Doe in the Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit filed Monday, is asking a judge to declare that the state Penal Code does not deny the plaintiff and
Read MoreFebruary 8, 2019, 1:12 pm Charges were dismissed today against a Memphis Youth football coach. He was wrongfully accused of violating the state’s sexual offender registration laws. Police had arrested and charged XXXXXXXX with Sexual Offender Registration and
Read MoreFebruary 7, 2019, 5:05 pm Finally, some great news to report. A person (note: no longer a “person required to register as a sex offender”) has been ordered removed from the Florida Sex Offender Registry. Florida Statue 943.0435(11)
Read MoreFebruary 7, 2019, 1:04 pm I saw the following article posted on ACSOL, but was so offended I wanted to share it here too. A teacher in the UK was removed from her teaching position because she failed
Read MoreFebruary 5, 2019, 7:32 pm Three men and two women were taken into custody in Leeds on Monday on suspicion of assault, public order offences and false imprisonment. The suspects have been released on bail pending further investigation,
Read MoreFebruary 5, 2019, 1:49 pm As a person required to register, I cringe every time I’m asked for my drivers license to make a purchase. Will they notice the statute number on the bottom? Will they know what
Read MoreFebruary 4, 2019, 1:53 am Recently, a historic deep freeze blanketed a large portion of the United States, including Michigan. For several days the weather was breaking records with sustained “feels-like” temperatures around -40 degrees (F). Even the
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2019, 5:54 pm Sen. Jeff Brandes is spearheading the state’s criminal justice reform initiative. SB 642 is his 10th justice reform-related bill pre-filed for the upcoming Florida session. “Tough on crime” laws imposed in the 1990s have
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2019, 9:34 pm Scam artists are now targeting sexual offenders, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. Two local individuals contacted the Sheriff’s Office Wednesday in reference to the scheme. Both victims said they received calls
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