NM: State tells convicted sex offender who she can date
Did you ever think that the State of New Mexico could tell someone who they could or could not date? That's exactly what happened to a convicted sex offender last…
NY: Sex Offender With Secret Facebook Wins Appeal
A New York appeals court dismissed the indictment Thursday of a one-legged sex offender who did not register his Facebook account with the state. Full Article Decision
CA: California Program to Help Homeless Vets Excludes Sex Offenders
[floridaactioncommittee.org - 3/31/18] It sounds like a great program. Homeless military veterans who have been sleeping in their cars and risking arrest for violating a new law making it illegal…
FL: Duval County rolls out drivers license restoration program
[floridapolitics.com - 5/30/18] Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams and State Attorney Melissa Nelson on Wednesday rolled out the ‘KEYS 2 Drive’ (Knowledge Empowers Your Success) diversion program. The program will help…
AR: Here’s a helping hand – Right into a prison cell—or worse
[arkansasonline.com - 5/30/18] There are so many lessons to be drawn from Bobbie Gross' tragic experience in trying to help her 17-year-old son that the challenge isn't to describe just…
NJ Supreme Court Bars Retroactive Application of Megan’s Law Amendments
[law.com - 5/30/18] The New Jersey Supreme Court on Wednesday held 2014 amendments to Megan's Law enhancing certain penalties for sex offenders who violate parole requirements unenforceable against four defendants…
FL: A decree bars police from harassing homeless people. Miami has moved to terminate it
[miamiherald.com - 5/30/18] Miami has asked a federal judge to terminate a 20-year-old legal agreement that protects the city's homeless from undue police harassment — a change that would allow…
Sex Offender Ponzi Scheme
[dsdaughtry.wordpress.com - 5/28/18] Ponzi schemes are investment strategies where individuals help facilitate other like-minded individuals by purchasing or acquiring an idea or product with the hopes of an economic safety…
The Dating Debacle for Registrants
[blog.womenagainstregistry.org - 5/30/18] Who do you tell, what do you say and when do you say it? That’s just one of the many dilemmas facing single registrants trying to reintegrate…
MO: Senate Bill 655 changes the way MO handles sex offender registry [three tier]
[fourstateshomepage.com = 5/29/18] State lawmakers sign off on a potential law changing the way the Show Me State handles its sex offender registry. Senate Bill 655 would create a three…
CA: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation wants to rid some facilities of sensitive needs yards
[sacbee.com - 5/27/18] The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is changing how inmates are housed, saying current separations between general population inmates and those held in sensitive needs yards…
AZ: Sex offenders are legally living just feet away from Arizona schools
[12news.com - original: 5/16/18, updated 5/24/18] PHOENIX - A loophole in Arizona law allows sex offenders to live near schools, in some cases just feet away from campus. Per state…
ID: Judge Rejects Idaho Sex Offender Registration Lawsuit
A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit challenging Idaho's sex offender registration laws, but the 134 anonymous sex offenders who brought the lawsuit have the option to refile the case…
SC: Charleston sheriff unplugs mugshot websites
postandcourier.com - 5/26/18] Once upon a time, we named and shamed by putting the accused in stocks on the town square. Now we put them on the internet. I am…
FL: Safety versus second chance: A home for sexual offenders has neighbors up in arms
[tallahassee.com - 5/26/18] Nestled in a pocket of land surrounded by the I-10 overpass and Mission Road sits the Moon Lane neighborhood. A dirt road that runs along the interstate…
GA: Sex offender registry problems cost the state federal funds
Shortcomings in Georgia’s sex offender registration program are going to cost the state hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal grant money, according to a letter the U.S. Department of…
In a move once reserved for Nazis, sex offender from Grand Prairie loses citizenship and gets deported
A Grand Prairie immigrant was stripped of his U.S. citizenship and deported to Nigeria after a felony conviction for indecency with a minor this week. Full Article
PA: Montgomery County lawmaker wants only sex offenders on state sex offender registry
Sen. Stewart Greenleaf plans to introduce a bill that would keep individuals convicted of crimes where there is no sexual motivation from ended up on the states sex offender registry.…