The Coronavirus pandemic is a global emergency. People confined against their will in high concentrations at close proximity in notoriously overcrowded facilities are extremely vulnerable to this invisible, quickly spreading threat. Civil rights and human rights organizations have called on officials to release persons from the traditional legal system but have overlooked people confined to “Civil” facilities “for treatment” after the completion of their prison sentence.
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Standing up for the rights of a widely reviled group isn’t for the faint of heart. Bellucci is admired by other reformers because she didn’t join the movement to defend her brother or father or child; she did
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As advocates reevaluate the value of offender registries, a women-led support line vows to offer help to those who feel shunned by their communities.
Read MoreSPEAKERS: Margaret Love and David Schlussel; the Executive Director and Deputy Director respectively, of the Collateral Consequences Resource Center; Margaret spoke to the focus of their work at the CCRC and talked about the record setting year (2019)
Read MoreST. LOUIS – He’s the sex offender who’s innocent. According to the reported victims, Curtis Scott Hansen didn’t do it. Tuesday’s interview with Hansen is part of Fox 2’s ongoing investigation into why the Missouri justice system
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A good history lesson about sex and many facts are presented here by Judith Levine. Learn how sex offenders were invented by many lairs in the last several hundred years. Judith Levine Author of Harmful to Minors: The
Read MoreThis is the 5th edition of our Periodic Newsletter; a National publication from Women Against Registry. Click on the “Read More” link to view the pdf of the newsletter.
Read MoreThis condensed edition of our newsletter is a B&W version with pictures and graphics removed. It is designed to be sent to prisons with restrictive mail limitations. Click on the “Read More” link to view the pdf of the newsletter.
Read MoreSPEAKER: Paul Rigney; Retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, The Founder of Pecos Data Systems, and the Executive Director of RTAG or Registrant Travel Action Group Paul’s presentation was very informative. He spoke of the laws about international travel
Read MoreNovember 17, 2019, 6:48 pm Yuma, Arizona’s NBC News 11 just posted a horribly misleading article titled, “Released to Reoffend: News 11 investigates the sex offender next door.” The irresponsible news story makes the absurdly inaccurate statement that
Read MoreSPEAKER: Steven Whitsett; Human Rights Advocate This is a fascinating talk by a very interesting speaker. Steven talks about his journey through life in Florida and his struggles in dealing with the judicial system; he speaks to how
Read MoreClicking on this will take you to the E-symposium conference web site where you can install the software and join the conference using your computer or smart phone.
Read MoreSPEAKER: Nina Ginsberg;A Founding Partner at the Law Firm of Dimuro Ginsberg PC in Alexandria VA and the current President of the National Association for Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) Nina spoke about various topics from the perspective of
Read MoreThis is the 4th edition of our Periodic Newsletter; a National publication from Women Against Registry. Click on the “Read More” link to view the pdf of the newsletter.
Read MoreThis condensed edition of our newsletter is a B&W version with pictures and graphics removed. It is designed to be sent to prisons with restrictive mail limitations. Click on the “Read More” link to view the pdf of the newsletter.
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2019, 5:11 pm A Federal Judge in the Northern District of Illinois has DENIED the IL Department of Correction’s Motion to Dismiss in a case challenging the DOC’s policy of restricting internet access to parolees. The
Read MoreSeptember 24, 2019 Vicki Henry President – Women Against Registry 1661 W. Highview Dr. Arnold, MO 63010 Re: Please include this letter in the public hearing record of the Interim Judiciary Committee hearing scheduled for
Read MoreIn the pdf file below and at 130: The district court refused to impose direct liability on the ISP, reasoning that “although copyright is a strict liability statute, there should still be some element of volition or causation
Read MoreThe Missouri Supreme Court ruled that “anyone convicted before the law took effect in January 1995 does not have to register”. By AP/KWMU Jefferson City, MO – The Missouri Supreme Court Friday upheld the state’s sex offense registry,
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