July 7, 2016

Meet a ‘Violent Sexual Predator’ and Marvel at Our Broken System for Dealing With Sex Offenders

·July 7, 2016
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The note in my inbox was straightforward, and suicidal: “I don’t have much time left and that brings me some comfort. I can’t even imagine a life of freedom and…

General News

I’m a public defender. My clients would rather go to jail than register as sex offenders.

·July 7, 2016
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When I first became a public defender, I believed the worst punishment that my clients would face would be time in jail. Since then, I've learned that incarceration is not…

National

Federal appeals court upholds judge’s lowest possible sentence in child-porn case

·July 7, 2016
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CINCINNATI, Ohio — An appeals court on Monday rebuffed the U.S. Attorney's Office's attempt to overturn a Cleveland federal judge's decision to give the lowest possible sentence to a man…

National

Washington enacts Certificate of Restoration of Opportunity

·July 7, 2016
·2 Comments

Washington State courts are now authorized to grant certain individuals a Certificate of Restoration of Opportunity (CROP), which prohibits many state licensing entities from disqualifying the holder solely based on…

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