Financial debt associated with legal system involvement is a pressing issue that affects the criminal justice system, offenders, and taxpayers. Mere contact with the criminal justice system often results in fees and fines that increase with progression through the system. Criminal justice fines and fees punish offenders and are designed to generate revenue for legal systems that are operating on limited budgets. However, fines and fees often fail to accomplish this second goal because many offenders are too poor to pay them. To compound their financial struggles, offenders may be subject to other financial obligations, such as…
Read MoreMonth: September 2014
Adelanto to amend sex offender code
ADELANTO — The City Council has voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance that would amend the city’s code to comply with recent court rulings regarding the presence of registered sex offenders at public parks. “Recent decisions have been issued by the Court of Appeals which call into question the validity of city ordinances that prohibit sex offenders from entering city parks,” a city staff report reads. Full Article
Read MoreCA RSOL Meeting November 8 in Sacramento
The monthly California RSOL meetings for November will take place on November 8 in Sacramento 2993 Fulton Avenue, Suite A Sacramento, CA 95821 Meetings start at 10 am and are open to registrants, family & friends, professionals and supporters. Members of the media or law enforcement are not invited. We invite you to attend and find out how you can make a difference. Past Meetings September 20 – San Diego (more details) October 11 – Los Angeles (usual location – ACLU building at 1313 W. 8th Street in Los Angeles) [updated…
Read MoreCarson vows to ‘go to war’ to keep sex offender restrictions
Carson’s political leaders are prepared to throw the city’s weight — and its bank account — behind a legal and legislative battle to maintain control over where sex offenders are allowed to visit and live in the city. Full Article
Read MoreGeneral Comments September 2014
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Read MoreShift scrutiny to Pierce County’s worst sex offenders
‘Sex offender” is a scary label. But it shouldn’t scare us into stupidity. Roughly 2,400 convicted sex offenders officially live in Pierce County. By law, they must report their addresses to law enforcement, which maintains a public database of their whereabouts, and officers must theoretically pay a visit to each one of them at least once a year. Full Article
Read MoreCanada: RCMP considers outsourcing creation of Harper government’s planned public sex offender registry
The Mounties are considering outsourcing the replacement and modernization of the national sex offender registry — and the creation of a proposed new public website — to the private sector. This is in advance of new legislation, expected this fall, which will toughen penalties for sexual predators. A spokesman for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the force is taking a “proactive approach” by exploring “possible solutions offered by the private industry” for the creation of a new public website on high-risk child sex offenders, which would replace the current one.…
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