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MA: Child Rapist Bill Triggers Debate Over Punishment, Process

·June 28, 2018
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[wbur.org - 6/27/18] Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito appealed to lawmakers Tuesday for new sentencing and civil commitment laws targeting repeat child rapists, but opponents of Gov. Charlie Baker's bill argued…

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Beyond The Carceral Logic of Civil Commitment

·June 3, 2018
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[thenextsystem.org - 11/10/17] A key component of the current system is its reliance on imprisonment as a response to behaviors and populations which are understood as sources of actual or…

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IL: Must Watch – Argument in IL Supreme Court in People v. Bingham

·May 22, 2018
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[floridaactioncommittee.org 5/22/18] The below video is from the recent argument before the Illinois Supreme Court in People v. Bingham. Jerome Bingham, who committed a sexual offense more than 30 years…

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Sex Offender Laws are Grounded in Cruelty, NOT Reality (A Response to the Oklahoman OpEd)

·April 23, 2018
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[once-fallen.blogspot.com 4/23/18] Back on April 10th, The Oklahoman published a biased pro-registry Op-Ed entitled "Sex Offender Laws Grounded in Reality, not Cruelty." I wrote and submitted a rebuttal piece but…

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FL: Gov. Rick Scott Signs Two Sex Offender Bills Into Law

·March 24, 2018
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[UPDATED LINKS 3/26/18] [flsenate.gov, spacecoastdaily.com] As reported on spacecoastdaily.com State website links: https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/01301 CS/HB 1301: Sexual Offenders and Predators. GENERAL BILL by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee ; Fitzenhagen ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hager…

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MI: Felony charges dropped against Clinton Township sex offender in Ferndale

·March 20, 2018
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[macombdaily.com] Felony charges have been dismissed in Ferndale against a convicted sex offender accused of failing to give his correct address and vehicle information under the state’s Sex Offender Registration…

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Professor Catherine Carpenter: The Unconstitutionality of Sex Offense Laws [video]

·January 14, 2018
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[www.sfc.edu] Professor Catherine Carpenter (Southwestern Law School), a nationally renowned criminal law scholar in the area of sex crimes and sex offender registration laws, came to St. Francis College on…

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RI: Letter: Leo Carroll: Base sex offender laws on facts rather than myths [opinion]

·January 6, 2018
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[providencejournal.com] Two decades of research regarding the effects of sex offender laws have produced no evidence that such laws achieve their stated purposes. A recent review of research on community…

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