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Maine wants to make one probation violation for anything enough to send someone back to prison
Source: themainewire.com 9/14/26 A Maine Republican lawmaker wants convicted sex offenders who violate probation to face an immediate consequence: return to prison and serve the remainder of their suspended sentence. ... “You don’t get to roam the streets. You haven’t learned your lesson. You’re not rehabilitated. You go back to serve your sentence,” Henderson said while announcing the legislation. ... Read the full article...
Sign up for the October 2-3, 2026 ACSOL Conference
Use the link below to download the updated conference schedule which features both individuals and panels that will address the issues of greatest importance to registrants and their families. For example, Sherri Moreno will share information regarding how to get a good job and keep it. Janice Bellucci will discuss the pending case before the U.S. Supreme Court. And Roger Hunnicutt and Rick Chew...
Congress approves legislation to keep child sex offenders out of union leadership
Source: 953mnc.com 9/18/26 Congress has approved legislation aimed at keeping people convicted of child sex crimes out of union leadership positions. Michigan Congressman Tim Walberg, who chairs the House Education and Workforce Committee, praised passage of the Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act. The bill adds sex offenses against minors to the list of convictions that can bar someone from serving...
CA: CASOMB 9/17/26 Agency Reports Show Number of Registrants Continues to Decrease; Number of Petitions Granted Continues to Increase
During today's meeting of the California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB), state agencies provided statistics on a large number of issues important to registrants and their families. The most important information is that the number of people required to register has decreased by 136 and that the number of people who are no longer required to register after their petition was granted has increased...
NC: Convicted sex offender offered opening prayer at rally for GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina
Source: abcnews.com 9/22/26 A pastor kicked off a recent campaign stop for Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee for Senate, with a prayer that asked God to bestow “integrity and honesty” upon the event and to right wrongs “hammered down on the conservative movement.” The prayer was hardly unusual by North Carolina political standards. What was surprising was the man who delivered it. Pastor Daimon...
Early Bird ACSOL Conference Discount Ends Sept 15!
The early bird discount for the ACSOL conference ends today! Conference tickets are still available today only for $150, however, tomorrow conference tickets will cost $185. Be sure to use the link below to sign up and make a discounted hotel reservation. If you signed up but have not received an email from us welcoming you, please email [email protected] Use the link below to download...
MI: Michigan State Police Begins Removing Sex Offenders from Registry
Source: michigan.gov 9/11/26 “On September 9, 2026, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the 2021 Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) amendments cannot be used to retroactively extend the registration requirements of anyone who committed their relevant crime prior to July 1, 2011, because doing so would be unconstitutional," said Col. James F. Grady II, director of the Michigan State Police (MSP). "The MSP did not make this change to the law. However,...
MI: Michigan Supreme Court limits sex offender registry law to post-2011 cases
Source: michigan.gov 9/11/26 “On September 9, 2026, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the 2021 Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) amendments cannot be used to retroactively extend the registration requirements of anyone who committed their relevant crime prior to July 1, 2011, because doing so would be unconstitutional," said Col. James F. Grady II, director of the Michigan State Police (MSP). "The MSP did not make this change to the law. However,...
LA: No one is available to castrate Louisiana sex offenders
Source: lailluminator.com 9/8/26 A convicted sex offender from Assumption Parish is believed to be the first person in the U.S. sentenced to undergo surgical castration without their consent, but the lawmaker who pushed for the severe punishment to be made available said it’s unlikely to ever take place. The state corrections department has also confirmed it’s not currently staffed to handle the procedure. ......
CA: After a backlash over votes on sex offenders, two California parole board members were dropped
Source: calmatters.org 9/11/26 In summary Two parole board members who authorized the release of men convicted of sex crimes were ousted after Senate President Pro Tem Monique Limón declined to take up their appointments. Criminal justice advocates are concerned. The leader of California’s Senate effectively removed two commissioners from the state’s Board of Parole Hearings this June after releases they granted caused a...
Only 5 More Days for Early Bird Discount at ACSOL Conference
There are only five more days left for the early bird discount at the ACSOL conference. You don't want to miss the important information about employment, early termination of parole/probation, emotional support groups and petitioning for removal from the registry that will be shared at the conference. There will also be valuable networking opportunities. One of the four plenary speakers at the conference will...
San Francisco Orders Meta to Stop ‘Allowing’ AI Child Abuse Ads
Source: wired.com 9/9/26 The City Attorney’s Office has asked Meta to explain how the harmful ads repeatedly ran on Facebook and Instagram. The company claims the ads are not under the city’s jurisdiction. San Francisco’s city attorney has hit Meta with a cease-and-desist letter telling the company to stop “allowing” paid advertisements that include AI-generated child sexual abuse content and asked it to explain how the...
New Details Regarding Pending U.S. Supreme Court Case to be Revealed at ACSOL Conference
ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci, who filed earlier today, a brief in the pending U.S. Supreme Court case regarding a Missouri state law, will reveal new details regarding that case during the ACSOL conference on Friday, October 2. Attorney Bellucci has represented the registrant at every level in the case after he was convicted for failing to post a sign on his home on...
Registrant’s Brief Opposing Missouri’s Request for U. S. Supreme Court Review Filed Today
Registrant Thomas Sanderson filed a brief today with the U.S. Supreme Court opposing a request filed by the State of Missouri and supported by 16 additional states to review a decision issued in favor of Mr. Sanderson by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. The trial court also issued a decision in favor of Mr. Sanderson. Both courts found that a Missouri state law...
NJ: Don’t set up your own vigilante ‘stings,’ cops caution after N.J. video goes viral
Source: nj.com 9/4/26 Police are cautioning the public against conducting private “stings” after a group of people posing as minors online allegedly tried to arrange an in-person meeting with a man in Teaneck. ... Kriegel used the case to caution the public against conducting private “stings,” saying they can interfere with active investigations, compromise evidence and create legal complications that jeopardize prosecutions. The stings...
Consider being part of research on relationships between behaviors and attitudes like pornography use
Source: Florida Action Committee Dr. Ethan Marshall, an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Houston-Downtown, is conducting a research study called CAPUT. It examines relationships between behaviors and attitudes, including questions about pornography use, among individuals with a prior sexual offense conviction. The survey takes about 20 minutes to complete online. Click here to read more
Only 12 Days Left for Early Bird ACSOL Conference Discount
There are only 12 days left for you to take advantage of the early bird discount for the ACSOL conference in Los Angeles on Friday, October 2, and Saturday, October 3. The conference will feature individual speakers, including Janice Bellucci, Catherine Carpenter and Chance Oberstein as well as panels addressing both daily and long-term challenges faced by registrants and their families. "I have been...
WA: Sexting bill would shield teens from adult sex offense rules
Source: nationalcybersecurity.com 9/2/26 OLYMPIA, Wash. — Legislation aimed at keeping youths who send sexually explicit texts from being charged and registered under adult sex offender laws has been sent to Gov. Jay Inslee. The bill that passed in the state Legislature on Wednesday night would create a new group of crimes reserved specifically for minors who are caught with explicit images of other minors....
FL: Judge ignores teen’s plea to spare her sex-offending coach from prison
Source: palmbeachpost.com 8/31/26 The families of both Ruben Tirado and his 14-year-old victim asked a judge to spare him from prison. She didn't Faced with more than a decade in prison, a sex-offending football coach called upon the family of his 14-year-old victim to ask a judge for mercy. "He made a mistake, yes, but he's not a monster," said the girl's father, speaking on...
TV Personality and Physician Dr. Bruce Hensel to Join ACSOL Conference
Dr. Bruce Hensel will speak at the ACSOL conference on Saturday, October 2. He is an American physician and television personality, best known for his role as the chief medical correspondent for KNBC in Los Angeles for nearly 30 years. He gained popularity through his "Ask Dr. Bruce" segment, where he addressed medical questions from viewers. Dr. Hensel is currently required to register due...