Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork Newsletter – May, 2022

This is the 3rd edition of a monthly newsletter providing general information, scheduling, and planning updates about the March 2023 Conference and Vigil in Washington D.C.

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Teamwork-Makes-the-Dreamwork-Newsletter-April_2022

This is the 2nd edition of our monthly newsletter providing general information, scheduling, and planning updates about the March 2023 Conference and Vigil in Washington D.C.

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Teamwork-Makes-the-Dreamwork-Newsletter-March_2022

This is the first version of a monthly newsletter providing general information, scheduling, and planning updates about the March 2023 Conference and Vigil in Washington D.C.

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698 comments on the Federal SORNA Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM)

Here are the comments posted on the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) for changes to the United States Code of Federal Regulations. Changes that would increase federal requirements over and above state requirements.  There are over 698

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Blanket Exclusions, Animus, and the False Policies They Promote

Abstract: Saying something is true does not make it so.  And saying it louder does not make it truer.  But such is the legislative posture behind modern day sex offense registration laws that punish those who commit sex

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TAKE Notice! ACT Immediately!

For those unaware, when the Adam Walsh Act was passed by Congress in 2006, they delegated the implementation to the Department of Justice (DOJ) who then formed the Sex Offense Sentencing Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking (SMART) office. The SMART office then

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The Work of the Collateral Consequences Resource Center

SPEAKERS: 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)

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CCEPA: Sex and the Citizen pt. 4 – Children’s Sexuality: What are we afraid of? – Judith Levine

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

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Safe International Travel in the Age of the International Megan’s Law (IML), December 2019

SPEAKER: 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

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Every Life Matters: From Forced Housing on Death Row in Florida To Living Free in Europe as a Human Rights Advocate, November 2019

SPEAKER: 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

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The Tyranny of the Registry, the Trial Penalty, the Implementation of the First Step Act, and the Case for National and State Judicial Reform, October 2019

SPEAKER: 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

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IL: Win – Federal Judge says internet case can proceed

September 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

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About International Travel to Germany under IML passports

This is a very interesting video about a man that left the United States while on probation to Permanently live in Germany as his new home to live as a free person.  He shows what the new International

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Kids on the Sex Offender Registry

by Michael M. The headlines today are full of stories of righteous indignation over immigrant children being separated from their families. While that dilemma is certainly newsworthy, the American public seems largely unaware of the fact that tens

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Criteria used in sentencing at the State and Federal level and the mindset of recalling Judges, August 2019

SPEAKER: Hon. William Buhl;Chief Judge, 36th Circuit Court, State of Michigan, 1989-2011 Thought this talk is rather short, it does present an interesting perspective; one we do not often get to witness, that of a retired judge. Link

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Does v. Snyder, an Update, July 2019

SPEAKER: Shelli Weisberg; Legislative Director for the Michigan ACLU Shelli talks about the Does v. Snyder case in the 6th Circuit Court.  She explains how there is a Does I and a Does II and tells us where

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The First Step Act, What it Means and What Comes Next, June 2019

SPEAKER: Molly Gill; Vice President for Policy with Families Against Mandatory Minimums Molly talks about the recently passed First Step Act.  She speaks to what it will do and what it will not accomplish for our particular focus

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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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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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Doe’s v. Snyder, February 2019

SPEAKER: Guy Hamilton Smith:Legal Fellow at the Mitchell Hamlin School of Law, Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center SPEAKER: Janice Bellucci: Attorney, Founder and Executive Director of the Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) Guy and

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