For all those who were not able to attend the inaugural ACSOL Conference – We Are All in This Together – (read the recap) in June 2017, several key note addresses, presentations and work shops are uploaded for remote viewing. You may view them on the Conference web site, or at our YouTube Channel. Thanks to all involved – especially our awesome Video crew!
Read MoreMonth: August 2017
Life as a Registered Sex Offender: What Is It Really Like?
This article is split into three parts: offense and registration; family, friends, and romance; and work and recovery. Part one, with questions on the offense and the registration process, is presented below. Full Article
Read MoreCourt challenge to juvenile sex offender registration laws fails
Juveniles who are convicted of a sex crime in California and are sentenced to state custody can be required to register with police as sex offenders for life, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty and mandatory life sentencing laws cannot be applied to juveniles because of their lesser mental and emotional development. But the Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento said the same rationale does not apply to state sex offender registration laws, which are meant to protect the…
Read MoreLA: Debate builds over suggestion by child rape victim’s mother to create sex crimes arrest list
ST. TAMMANY – Should there be a public list for sex crimes arrests similar to the state’s convicted sex offender registry? The mother of an alleged child rape victim is making that suggestion after learning her child’s accused attacker had been free on bond for almost eight years, awaiting trial for child pornography charges. “I’d love to open up a dialogue because there’s no reason that what happened to my daughter should happen to anybody else’s daughter,” she said, “That way we can look at these people and say, hey,…
Read MoreWI: Family Says City’s Sex Offender Law Goes Way Too Far
MILWAUKEE (CN) — Prosecuted as an adult when he was 17 for having sex with another teenager, a married man with three children has been sleeping in his truck since a Milwaukee suburb forced him out of his house because he’s a sex offender, he says in a constitutional complaint. Full Article
Read MoreGeneral Comments August 2017
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Read MoreCity Council keeps sex offender ordinance intact despite attorney recommendation
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) — The City Council declined to rescind an ordinance Tuesday restricting where registered sex offenders can live in San Diego, which could expose the city to a lawsuit. Full Article City Council Hearing, #51
Read MoreCA Action alert: Join us at CDCR Hearing on Sept 1 on Prop 57 to help our incarcerated brothers
Petition and Complaint Regulations – July 2017 The CA Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) will conduct a hearing on Friday, September 1, during which the public has an opportunity to comment on proposed regulations which attempt to implement Prop. 57. The hearing is scheduled to be held: 9 a.m. to noon 1416 Ninth Street Dept. of Water Resources Building Auditorium Sacramento “The proposed regulations issued by CDCR are unlawful because they prohibit registrants and others from the benefits of Prop. 57,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. Prop.…
Read More176 sex offenders, mostly Americans, barred from entering PHL in first half of 2017- BI
[GMA News Online] The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has barred nearly 200 foreign sex offenders from entering the Philippines during the first six months of the year. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said the 176 foreigners were denied entry due to their record as registered sex offenders (RSOs) or individuals convicted or are wanted for sex crimes in their home countries. Read more
Read MoreWant to Shrink Our Prisons? Fix Probation and Parole | The Crime Report
In our nation’s expanding discussion about eliminating mass incarceration, advocates, researchers and the media are missing a major contributor to incarcerated populations and a partial deprivation of liberty in its own right. Mass supervision through probation and parole. Read more
Read MoreAnimal Abusers Will Now Be Registered Like Sex Offenders
Tennessee: Consider this a win for animals all over the country. For every abused puppy, abandoned kitten, or medically tested bunny, this is a win. No question. A new law is growing in popularity across the country, and it’s something everyone can agree on. A number of United States jurisdictions have implemented an animal offenders registry, which will publicly reveal the names of known animal abusers in the area, similar to how sex offenders are registered. Read more
Read MoreNE: 8th Circuit says Nebraska’s sex offender list doesn’t apply to boy
The 8th Circuit Court has ruled in favor of a 15-year-old boy whose family sued the Nebraska State Patrol to keep him from being put on the state’s sex offender registry for a juvenile case in Minnesota. Full Article
Read MoreSex offenders who are homeless are the greater risk (Editorial)
The California Supreme Court made the right call in 2015 when it struck down the most onerous provisions of Proposition 83, known as Jessica’s Law, which prohibited registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a park or school — essentially banning them from finding housing in most cities and suburbs. Full Article
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