Michigan’s Prisoner Re-Entry Initiative

Michigan’s Prisoner Re-entry Initiative has been heralded as one of Michigan’s crowning achievements in the state’s justice system. The Michigan Prisoner Re-Entry Initiative (MPRI) promotes public safety by increasing the success rates of prisoners transitioning from prison to

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Just the Facts:

[unable to retrieve full-text content]https://www.womenagainstregistry.org/page-1730788/3062274

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Mom arrested after letting 7-year-old son go to park alone

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – A mom faces a charge of child neglect after she allowed her son to go to a nearby park alone. She says he’s old enough but Port St. Lucie Police disagree. Now she’s

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Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act: Jurisdictions Face Challenges to Implementing the Act, and Stakeholders Report Positive and Negative Effects

What GAO Found The Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART Office) within the Department of Justice (DOJ) has determined that 19 of the 37 jurisdictions that have submitted packages for review have substantially

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ABA Journal – Sex offender living in hotel room may challenge towns residency restriction

[unable to retrieve full-text content]https://www.womenagainstregistry.org/page-1730788/3053832

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Sex offender law passes after CBS 58 Investigation

CBS 58’s Investigative Reporter Sarah Barwacz brought the issue to lawmakers back in May after finding child predators living next to schools, daycare centers, and parks. It was legal for child predators to live next to schools and parks

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New Teen Custody Rules Would Widen Feds’ Oversight of Juvenile Justice

[unable to retrieve full-text content]https://www.womenagainstregistry.org/page-1730788/3050634

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ABA – A REPORT ON THE PRO BONO WORK OF AMERICA’S LAWYERS

[unable to retrieve full-text content]https://www.womenagainstregistry.org/page-1730788/3049445

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Chafee signs law restricting employment of sex offenders

PROVIDENCE, R.I. undefined Carnivals, arcades, movie theaters, public libraries, beaches and pools are among the facilities banned from hiring registered sex offenders as employees under a new law signed by Governor Chafee on Wednesday. The bill groups those facilities

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In ‘sexting’ case Manassas City police want to photograph teen in sexually explicit manner, lawyers say

UPDATE, 7 p.m.: The Manassas City police have released a statement tonight defending their actions. It is here. ORIGINAL POST: A Manassas City teenager accused of “sexting” a video to his girlfriend is now facing a search warrant in which

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REGION: County to repeal sex-offender ordinance

[unable to retrieve full-text content]https://www.womenagainstregistry.org/page-1730788/3038993

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They’re killing sex offenders, by Chris Dornin

I was pleased to see a recent Sentinel editorial declaring the Internet sex offender roster punitive. My nonprofit group Citizens for Criminal Justice Reform filed an amicus brief in December supporting John Doe, a former sex offender challenging

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Chicago Police easing registration requirements

Illinois legislators love to pass laws to punish sex offenders. But those laws always increase restrictions. No legislator wants to decrease restrictions on sex offenders, because that would not look good on a mailer by an opponent in

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NACDL – Collateral Damage: America’s Failure to Forgive or Forget in the War on Crime – A Roadmap to Restore Rights and Status After Arrest or Conviction.

Since 2012, NACDL’s Task Force on Restoration of Rights and Status After Conviction has embarked on a study of relief mechanisms available to those with a conviction on their record on the local, state and federal level. At

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SJC finds lifetime parole for sex offenders unconstitutional

The state’s highest court today ruled that lifetime parole for sex offenders violates the Constitution because it gives the state Parole Board powers of the judiciary to hand down jail terms — a decision, the court acknowledged, that

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WAR was published again!!

[unable to retrieve full-text content]https://www.womenagainstregistry.org/page-1730788/1557360

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Is Our Approach to Sex Offender Policy on the Mark?

http://inpublicsafety.com/2014/05/is-our-approach-to-sex-offender-risk-and-policy-on-the-mark/ By Michelle Beshears, professor of criminal justice at American Military University Sex offender registration laws and policies appear to have been based on popular misconceptions regarding sex offenders. That is, law and policy were based on the

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Texas Sees Rise in Overturned Sex Cases

http://www.forensicmag.com/news/2014/05/texas-sees-rise-overturned-sexual-abuse-convictions-dna-testing#.U4ArWi2pNzU.facebook Being accused of a crime you haven’t committed can be devastating. Unfortunately, several wrongly convicted individuals are just now seeing the light at the end of the tunnel after years behind bars. Falsified claims are a serious

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Operation Push Back in Michigan

NEWS RELEASE: Michigan Law Promotes Child Abuse. “The root of the problem is public hysteria,” said Vicki Henry, president of Women Against Registry, Inc. (WAR). “Children are being socially maimed, bullied, and shunned because lawmakers have chosen to

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Extortion Websites Fined 3.4 Million Dollars

Charles “Chuck” Rodrick vowed to appeal the judgment.(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto) PHOENIX — Victims targeted for harassment on sex-offender websites pleaded with a Maricopa County jury to financially punish the owner and take away his ability to continue operating.

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