Judicial – The Registry Report

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Constitutionality, Judicial, Laws, NARSOL, News, SORNA

NARSOL LIVE Litigation Summit Nov 19 & 21

October 19, 2020 — 0 Comments

Advocacy, Judicial, Life on the SO Registry, Media, NARSOL, Organizations

NARSOL Live 2020 Conference Videos Now Available to the Public

August 2, 2020 — 0 Comments

Advocacy, Judicial, Laws, Life on the SO Registry, Organizations

Two New Informative Videos from NARSOL

July 25, 2020 — 0 Comments

Constitutionality, Judicial, Michigan, SORNA, State Supreme Courts

Michigan AG: Registry is Punitive & Negates Public Safety

February 8, 2019 — 3 Comments

Advocacy, Hysteria, Judicial, News

RIT Study is Butner Redux Deja Vu

January 5, 2019 — 1 Comment

5th Amendment, Advocacy, Constitutionality, Judicial, Laws, NARSOL, North Carolina

NARSOL Attorney Wins NC Registrant’s Due Process Case in US District Court

November 25, 2018 — 0 Comments

Advocacy, Civil Commitment, collateral damage, Constitutionality, Judicial, Legislative, Life on the SO Registry, Opinion, Organizations, Politics, Resources, Texas

Texas Voices Annual Conference

October 15, 2018 — 0 Comments

8th Amendment, Constitutionality, Courts of Appeal, Judicial, Pennsylvania, Politics, US Supreme Court

A Case of Unchecked Prosecutorial Abuse

August 19, 2018 — 3 Comments

Judicial, Laws, Life on the SO Registry, Opinion, Reintegration & Rehabilitation

Picture Yourself a Registrant

August 7, 2018 — 0 Comments

Hysteria, Judicial, Laws, Media, Opinion, Politics, Social Media

The Sex Offender Registry: A Gorilla on the Basketball Court

July 7, 2018 — 0 Comments

Guest Bloggers, Judicial, Laws, Opinion, Sexting, Social Media

Sexting is Not Pornography

June 26, 2018 — 0 Comments

Constitutionality, Judicial, Life on the SO Registry, Opinion, Washington

County Agrees to Pay $115,000 to Man Mistakenly Listed as Sex Offender

June 14, 2018 — 0 Comments

Constitutionality, Courts of Appeal, Geographical Restrictions, Judicial, Life on the SO Registry, Lower Courts, Michigan, News

SO’s Treatment Often Depends on Their Willingness to Litigate

June 7, 2018 — 0 Comments

Constitutionality, Courts of Appeal, Idaho, Judicial, Life on the SO Registry, News

Federal Judge Rejects Lawsuit by 134 SO Registrants Claiming Harm

June 6, 2018 — 0 Comments

Courts of Appeal, e-STOP Act, Judicial, Laws, New York, News, Social Media

Registrant With Secret Facebook Account Wins Court Appeal

May 31, 2018 — 0 Comments

North Carolina man arrested for attending county fair September 30, 2022
By Matt . . . A Greenville man was arrested Monday, September 26th, by the Pitt County Sherriff’s Major Crimes Unit after they discovered he had visited the Pitt County American Legion Fair the previous Friday night for an hour and a half. He is a registrant, and the sheriff’s office asserts he should not have been there under North…
Matthew Snell
The new SORNA: legislative authority or administrative fiat? September 29, 2022
By David M . . . Are you old enough to remember the oil crisis of the 1970’s and the two decades of 55MPH driving which followed? I am. In the mid ’80’s singer Sammy Hagar had a hit song titled, “I Can’t Drive 55,” which appears to be his personal protest against the creation of the so-called “National Speed Limit.” “So-called”…
David M
New York man’s death investigated as a murder in New York psychiatric center September 26, 2022
By Matt . . . A New York man who was a patient in the Kingsboro Psychiatric Center was found dead with injuries around his neck on the night of September 20. The 28-year-old man had been convicted in 2019 after being accused of a sex crime. He had finished his incarceration and was on supervised release. It is unclear…
Matthew Snell
Why Some Sex Offenders Never Get Out Of Prison September 21, 2022
Much of what our society considers common knowledge about sex offenders is currently under debate — from the efficacy of the registry, to housing restrictions, to what treatment, if any, works. One of the most controversial practices is “dead time” — where sex offenders stay in prison for years beyond their sentence, simply because there is no where else for […]
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Florida sex-offender registry challenge rejected September 16, 2022
In at least the third similar case filed by out-of-state residents, a federal appeals court Wednesday rejected an Oklahoma man’s constitutional challenge to being kept on a Florida sex offender registry. A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments by Douglas Lindsey, who was convicted in 1999 Read more
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140+ arrested in massive California child sex crimes sweep September 16, 2022
In a span of just seven days, law enforcement agents in California arrested 141 people in a wide-ranging crackdown on child sex predators, authorities announced Wednesday. The operation, dubbed “Protect the Innocent,” involved 64 agencies across five California counties. “The goal of Operation Protect the Innocent was to conduct investigations and arrests Re […]
admin
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Warns About Unsafe ‘Back-to-Schooling’ September 16, 2022
You’re more likely to be struck by a meteor than to have your kid abducted by a stranger. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) gets about $40 million a year in federal funding. It spends at least a few of those bucks crafting unnecessary emails like the one I Read more
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“I have spent 25 years treating serious sexual offenders – this is what I’ve learned” September 16, 2022
“Sexual offenders can be deceitful and cruel. But they may also be ashamed and desperate to change. Helping them is the only way to prevent more victims.” ” ‘I’ve got a list of questions I’d like to ask you about your sexual offending against children, if that’s OK,’ I say. ‘You might find some of Read more
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The reviews are in! A message from the author September 15, 2022
Gary Hardy, author of Silence in the Face of Injustice: A Vision of Mercy and Hope, reports on the reviews of his book: I have exciting news! Kirkus Reviews, a New York based literary magazine and the gold standard of book reviewers, has posted its review of Silence in the Face of Injustice: A Vision of Mercy and Hope on…
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A morality tale; teens, take heed: Improper teenage behavior on Snapchat can lead to many decades in prison September 14, 2022
Printed in full with permission. By Emily Horowitz . . . Let’s say you’re a 17-year-old boy asking two 16-year-old girls to sext you on Snapchat—well, that’s pretty normal these days, right? Let’s agree that it is. Now, let’s say that you possibly paid the girls for their sexts, and then allegedly threatened to expose them unless they sent more of… […]
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North Carolina man arrested for attending county fair September 30, 2022
By Matt . . . A Greenville man was arrested Monday, September 26th, by the Pitt County Sherriff’s Major Crimes Unit after they discovered he had visited the Pitt County American Legion Fair the previous Friday night for an hour and a half. He is a registrant, and the sheriff’s office asserts he should not have been there under North…
Matthew Snell
The new SORNA: legislative authority or administrative fiat? September 29, 2022
By David M . . . Are you old enough to remember the oil crisis of the 1970’s and the two decades of 55MPH driving which followed? I am. In the mid ’80’s singer Sammy Hagar had a hit song titled, “I Can’t Drive 55,” which appears to be his personal protest against the creation of the so-called “National Speed Limit.” “So-called”…
David M
New York man’s death investigated as a murder in New York psychiatric center September 26, 2022
By Matt . . . A New York man who was a patient in the Kingsboro Psychiatric Center was found dead with injuries around his neck on the night of September 20. The 28-year-old man had been convicted in 2019 after being accused of a sex crime. He had finished his incarceration and was on supervised release. It is unclear…
Matthew Snell
Why Some Sex Offenders Never Get Out Of Prison September 21, 2022
Much of what our society considers common knowledge about sex offenders is currently under debate — from the efficacy of the registry, to housing restrictions, to what treatment, if any, works. One of the most controversial practices is “dead time” — where sex offenders stay in prison for years beyond their sentence, simply because there is no where else for […]
admin
Florida sex-offender registry challenge rejected September 16, 2022
In at least the third similar case filed by out-of-state residents, a federal appeals court Wednesday rejected an Oklahoma man’s constitutional challenge to being kept on a Florida sex offender registry. A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments by Douglas Lindsey, who was convicted in 1999 Read more
admin
140+ arrested in massive California child sex crimes sweep September 16, 2022
In a span of just seven days, law enforcement agents in California arrested 141 people in a wide-ranging crackdown on child sex predators, authorities announced Wednesday. The operation, dubbed “Protect the Innocent,” involved 64 agencies across five California counties. “The goal of Operation Protect the Innocent was to conduct investigations and arrests Re […]
admin
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Warns About Unsafe ‘Back-to-Schooling’ September 16, 2022
You’re more likely to be struck by a meteor than to have your kid abducted by a stranger. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) gets about $40 million a year in federal funding. It spends at least a few of those bucks crafting unnecessary emails like the one I Read more
admin
“I have spent 25 years treating serious sexual offenders – this is what I’ve learned” September 16, 2022
“Sexual offenders can be deceitful and cruel. But they may also be ashamed and desperate to change. Helping them is the only way to prevent more victims.” ” ‘I’ve got a list of questions I’d like to ask you about your sexual offending against children, if that’s OK,’ I say. ‘You might find some of Read more
admin
The reviews are in! A message from the author September 15, 2022
Gary Hardy, author of Silence in the Face of Injustice: A Vision of Mercy and Hope, reports on the reviews of his book: I have exciting news! Kirkus Reviews, a New York based literary magazine and the gold standard of book reviewers, has posted its review of Silence in the Face of Injustice: A Vision of Mercy and Hope on…
admin
A morality tale; teens, take heed: Improper teenage behavior on Snapchat can lead to many decades in prison September 14, 2022
Printed in full with permission. By Emily Horowitz . . . Let’s say you’re a 17-year-old boy asking two 16-year-old girls to sext you on Snapchat—well, that’s pretty normal these days, right? Let’s agree that it is. Now, let’s say that you possibly paid the girls for their sexts, and then allegedly threatened to expose them unless they sent more of… […]
admin