The WAR Call May 2019

This is the 3rd 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.

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The WAR Call May 2019 Condensed

This condensed 3rd 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.

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Wisconsin, Illinois sued over prohibition on name changes for persons required to register as sex offenders

May 1, 2019, 10:53 pm Attorneys sued Wisconsin and Illinois Wednesday over laws that forbid transgender individuals from changing their names if they have certain criminal convictions. Both federal lawsuits argue that the states are violating free speech

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ID: Sex offenders ask court to revive Idaho registry lawsuit

May 8, 2019, 1:46 pm A group of 134 sex offenders have asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court to revive their lawsuit against the state of Idaho because they say they were denied their constitutional rights when they

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Weekly Update 2019-05-07 (Recording ID# 26)

May 9, 2019, 11:14 pm Dear Members and Advocates, Legislative session is over and the one bill we were concerned about is dead. The last action on House Bill 987 is that it is “indefinitely postponed and withdrawn

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Reason: Florida Is Creating a New Sex Offender Registry Just for Prostitution Customers

May 10, 2019, 3:32 pm Florida lawmakers just voted to create a public registry of people caught paying or attempting to pay for sex. After an initial defeat in the Florida House of Representatives, the registry—arguably the worst

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Tell Lady Lake to vote NO on new sex offender residency restriction

May 7, 2019, 2:51 pm On May 20, 2019, the Town of Lady Lake Commission will consider expanding an already onerous residency restriction to now include PRIVATE parks in it’s residency restriction. The proposed broader restriction would leave

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A Strengths-Based Treatment Program for Sexual Offenders: Content and Outcome, May 2019

SPEAKER: Dr. Liam Marshall;PhD, RP, ATSAF, is the founder & director of Rockwood Psychotherapy & Consulting Dr. Marshall believes in a support-based therapy. He treats individuals with tailor-made therapies, not a one-size-fits-all method.  He also focuses on an

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Mass Incarceration Meets The Surveillance State: EM and First Step Act

December 19, 2018, 6:32 am This piece I wrote for Truthout contains my reflections on where this often confusing legislation known as the First Step Act is taking us in terms of electronic monitoring. I stress that we

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Symbolic Imprisonment, Grief, and Coping Theory, April 2019

SPEAKER: Dr. Avon Hart-Johnson;President and co-founder of DC Project Connect Dr. Hart-Johnson speaks about her studies on the loved ones of incarcerated individuals and how this situation creates a pseudo imprisonment for the un-incarcerated ones in these relationships. 

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Windsor Locks, Connecticut – voters repeal law limiting sex offenders

WINDSOR LOCKS, Connecticut — Voters decided Tuesday at a town meeting to repeal an 11-year-old ordinance banning people on the sex-offender registry from many public places in town. The 50-13 vote came after more than an hour of

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Federal Lawsuit Against State DOC Alleges Due Process, Civil Rights Violations in Lifetime GPS Monitoring

A Chicago law firm has filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Corrections alleging civil rights violations concerning the use of GPS monitoring for sex offenders — many of whom have completed their sentences and are not

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Ron Book DUI: Dashcam Video Released

March 1, 2019, 3:12 am The dash-cam video of lobbyist Ron Book’s failed DUI field sobriety test has been released to the media. The video shows a clearly impaired Book barely able to walk a straight line –

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The WAR Call February 2019

This is the 2nd 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.

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The WAR Call February 2019 Condensed

This 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.

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Customers of massage parlor begin to fight back

February 27, 2019, 8:24 pm Customers of the now infamous Florida massage parlors have filed a Complaint for Emergency Declaratory Judgment against the Jupiter Police Department. The complaint seeks to block the release of videos, photos, customer list

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Ron Book Arrest Paperwork Filed

February 27, 2019, 4:36 pm The Booking Report from Lobbyist Ron Book’s arrest in Florida has been filed in his DUI case and can be read here: Download the PDF file . Since his arrest, Ron Book and

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Oklahoma: Another person required to register as a sex offender killed.

February 27, 2019, 12:37 pm A 60 year old man was killed in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma on Sunday. Police say he was shot twice and “likely died in agony” as it is “believed that he tried to get

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Why Sex Offender Registries Keep Growing Even as Sexual Violence Rates Fall

Lists that include out-of-state visitors are inflating the numbers and keeping fear at a boil. Quentin (not his real name) was convicted eight years ago of child pornography possession in Florida. He served his time and has since

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