WI: Lawmaker seeks to close loophole for naked baby pictures
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Lots of families keep naked photos of their babies as keepsakes, but a Wisconsin lawmaker says some of those pictures are made for the wrong reasons.…
Living with 290: What’s Next?
I started dating a guy 17 months ago. He recently told me he had a Federal PC290 conviction. Long story but he was in possession of 3 short videos on…
FL: Lawyer challenges Pasco predator ordinance
the constitutionality of Pasco County’s sexual predator ordinance, which is keeping ____ ____ ____ from returning to the Lutz area to live. _____ was sentenced to community control and sex…
TX: Kids or Criminals? series – Locked up at 11, sex offender earns parole at age 32
Khristopher Hood has something he hasn’t had in decades. Hope. Hood was just 11 when he cried alone in his cell, locked up for molesting two younger female relatives. Now…
WI: Manitowoc sex offender ordinance approved
Convicted sex offenders from outside Manitowoc can no longer legally be placed within the city limits after the City Council approved an ordinance regulating such placements. The council Dec. 21…
Living with 290: Monster
I was convicted of a Lewd and Lascivious act upon a minor between the age of 14 and 15 with there being a 10 year difference between us. This occurred…
WI: Public Defenders Office Questions Sex Offender Housing Bills
An attorney from the Wisconsin State Public Defender's Office wants changes to a bill that would restrict housing options for released sex predators, saying it could put the state's civil…
TX: Under lawsuit threat, small cities loosen laws restricting sex offenders
The cities of Pottsboro, Gunter and Whitewright all repealed existing laws restricting sex offenders from schools and public parks at recent city council meetings. This decision came on the heels…
NC: Federal Judge Enjoins Enforcement of Sex Offender Premises Restriction
Federal Judge Enjoins Enforcement of Sex Offender Premises Restriction Posted on Dec. 17, 2015, 12:51 pm by Jamie Markham • 3 comments A federal judge has permanently enjoined all…
MI: Michigan Supreme Court takes sex offender list case
The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to look at the case of a man who's on the sex offender list for life, although his conviction was erased nearly 20 years ago.…
International Megan’s Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders’.
The Senate passed HR 515 formerly known as "International Megan's Law" with another NEW title "International Megan's Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of…
NY: Sex Offenders Drive Down Property Values, Quality of Life (updated)
One of the most highly publicized aspects of the city’s turn toward the poverty industry has been the open armed embrace given to registered sex offenders. Full Article Update Readr…
Who is a sex offender? Lenore Skenazy
A guy you might be scared to meet, Galen Baughman, gave a talk at a TEDx event in New York City recently. TED is known for introducing new speakers with…
TX: Why Texas’ civil commitment program was found unconstitutional
Recently the Honorable P.K Reiter made headlines by finding Chapter 841 of the Texas Health and Safety Code unconstitutional. On Monday, December 14, Judge Reiter agreed with Defense Counsel Bill…
Report: Alarming abuses seen at remote California prison
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Guards at an isolated state prison have created a "culture of racism," engage in alarming use of force against inmates and have a code of silence encouraged…
MI: U.P. School Upholds Ban – Parents on sex offender registry prohibited from school events
ENGADINE — What if you could never watch your child in a school basketball game? What if your dad has never seen you play in a school football game? Full…
FL: Treasure Island to list sex offenders on city cable channel
TREASURE ISLAND — City residents will soon see pictures and information about sexual predators and offenders living in their neighborhoods on their local TV channel. Full Article
Editorial: New residency restrictions help officers keep better tabs on high risk sex
The numbers are alarming. California voters thought they had locked down all sex offenders in the state, preventing them from living near where children congregated. But a change in policy…