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Brenda Jones answers questions about NARSOL and the sexual offense registry May 13, 2021
This interview was done between J.D. MacBean, editor of Livin’ the Dream blog (at the intersection of mass incarceration and society) where it was published, and Brenda. By JD MacBean Brenda Jones is the Executive Director of the National Association for Rational Sex Offense Laws, or NARSOL. We spoke with her regarding the stigma persons convicted of sexual […]
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7th Circuit Court of Appeals: ‘Other Jurisdiction Requirement’ in Indiana Law is Unconstitutional May 12, 2021
by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana’s opinion that found a provision of Indiana’s Sex Offender Registration Act (“SORA”) requiring registration of Plaintiffs who relocated to Indiana after SORA’s enactment violated their right to travel because the provision would […]
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Senate Bill 499 should become law May 12, 2021
[eastoregonian.com – 5/8/21] Earl Bain was wrongfully convicted in Malheur County in 2009 and spent six years in prison. After the complaining witness in his case recanted her story, with the help of the Oregon Innocence Project he was pardoned on the grounds of innocence by Gov. Kate Brown in August 2020. For over six […] [Read More]
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Covid-19, changing laws create Sex Offender Registry complications May 12, 2021
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Covid-19 pandemic is causing problems for many government agencies including those who keep track of registered sex offenders. SORA — the Sex Offender Registry Act — was already undergoing changes before the pandemic hit. Now, the registry remains in a holding pattern. It began in 2016 when a federal judge ruled some of Michigan’s […]
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Bill to create child abuse offenders registry heads to the Michigan House May 12, 2021
[fox47news.com – 5/11/21] Parents don’t always know just who is caring for or spending time with their children. … “I believe strongly that parents have a right to know if someone who is living with their children or if someone’s taking care of their children that they’ve had a history of child abuse,” said State […] [Read More]
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Louisiana legislative committee rejects marking registrants’ driver’s licenses May 12, 2021
By Will Sentell . . . A bill that would require the driver’s license or identification card of sex offenders to carry a special designation was narrowly rejected Tuesday in the House Transportation Committee. State Rep. Larry Bagley, R-Stonewall, said his proposal was aimed at protecting citizens while also complying with a recent ruling by the state Supreme […]
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Let’s talk sexual offense recidivism May 9, 2021
By Sandy . . . Arguments centering around recidivism or reoffense rates are problematic at best and useless at worst. Understanding all of the factors includes the vocabulary and the definitions. Are we talking any offense, including parole violations, that results in a re-arrest, or only a repeat sexual offense? Are we talking re-arrest, re-conviction, or […]
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Convicted homosexuals to be included in Uganda sex offender registry May 8, 2021
[76crimes.com – 5/7/21] Ugandans convicted of having sex with people of the same sex would be included in a new sex offender registry, following the passage by Parliament of a new anti-gay bill May 4. If the bill is signed into law by President Yoweri Museveni, people convicted under provisions of the Sexual Offences Bill, […] [Read More]
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Massachusetts High court takes up whistleblower claim May 6, 2021
[gloucestertimes.com – 5/4/21] SALEM — Lawyers for the state will be back in front of the state’s highest court this week, this time trying to convince the court to find that the state’s whistleblower protection law does not apply in the case of the former sex offender board chairwoman ousted by then-Governor Deval Patrick over […] [Read More]
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Virginia State Police warn of phone scams targeting registered sex offenders May 6, 2021
State Police have recently been alerted of an increase in phone scams targeting sex offenders. Officials say the consistent theme among these scams has been phone fraudsters threatening people into paying large amounts of money in the form of gift cards. Police say the phone scammers are calling offenders claiming to be a “Lieutenant Johnson” from the Suffol […]
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