March 2019 – ACSOL

WI: Fairchild residents up in arms over sex offender housing plan

·March 30, 2019
·7 Comments

[leadertelegram.com - 3/26/19] Fairchild residents came out in force Tuesday to share their objections to a plan to potentially house released sexual predators in the community. Nearly 40 Fairchild area…

National

Kat’s Blog: We are More Than a Mugshot

·March 30, 2019
·6 Comments

Last week’s Miami Herald article bothered me. You know the one, “Karma caught up with these sex offenders and predators, Florida cops say”. It was called Operation Karma, the totally…

International

Maldives: FPA establishes regulation for sex offender database

·March 30, 2019
·9 Comments

[raajje.mv - 3/29/19] The state’s Family Protection Agency (FPA) has on Thursday established a regulation for the database of sexual offenders in the Maldives. The Special Provisions Act to Deal…

National

AZ: Sex offenders get chance to end life-long registration under House proposal

·March 30, 2019
·7 Comments

[azcapitoltimes.com - 3/29/19] State lawmakers are weighing whether to give judges more leeway to eliminate the requirement that certain people register for life as sex offenders. A measure approved Thursday…

National

OR: Portland city leader wants landlords to forgive bad credit and crimes

·March 29, 2019
·10 Comments

[komonews.com - 3/28/19] Hoping to get more people into homes, Portland City Commissioner Chloe Eudaly is proposing that landlords look past a prospective renter's ding in their credit or even…

General News National

NCJFCJ Releases Resolution for Sex Offender Requirements for Youth Under Age 18

·March 27, 2019
·9 Comments

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) released its latest resolution regarding sex offender requirements for youth under the age of 18. Research shows that placing youth on sex offender registries…

Janice's Journal

Janice’s Journal: Flowers of Justice are Blooming

·March 27, 2019
·29 Comments

Spring has begun and the flowers of justice are blooming. One of these flowers, which is especially beautiful and fragrant, is a decision issued today by the Massachusetts Supreme Court…

International

Malaysia: Child sex offender registry to begin operations from April 1

·March 26, 2019
·10 Comments

[freemalaysiatoday.com - 3/26/19] PUTRAJAYA: The child sex offenders registry will be made available from April 1 to help the public monitor sexual offenders. Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister…

National

MA: Mandatory GPS monitoring of some sex offenders violates privacy rights

·March 26, 2019
·11 Comments

Convicted sex offenders retain a constitutional right to privacy, and those rights are being violated by a state law mandating that everyone convicted of some sex crimes wear a GPS…

National

VA: An unprecedented tweak to a sex offender bill

·March 26, 2019
·12 Comments

Something unexpected: bills that could have penalized convicted sex offenders seeking shelter in an emergency evacuation — from an approaching hurricane, for instance — could get a bit less punitive,…

California

CA: Newsom seeks to halt parole for some murderers and serious offenders. What does that signal?

·March 26, 2019
·20 Comments

[latimes.com - 3/26/19] ____ liked to suck on the toes of young boys and has spent the last 16 years in prison because of it. A jury convicted him in…

National

CT: Town repeals sex offender restrictions amid lawsuit

·March 25, 2019
·6 Comments

[apnews.com - 3/24/19] WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (AP) — Residents of a Connecticut town have repealed a local ordinance that banned registered sex offenders from local parks, schools, the town library…

National

Kat’s Blog: Winning One Battle at a Time

·March 24, 2019
·15 Comments

TN House Bill 407 went before the house committee on Wednesday. In summary, the bill which was proposed by House Rep. Doggett and Senator Hensley sought two amendments to the…

National

TX: Judge’s campaign ‘team’ included convicted sex offender

·March 24, 2019
·10 Comments

[abc13.com - 3/20/19] HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A convicted sex offender had apparently worked for a newly-elected Harris County judge's campaign, but wasn't detected until he was handcuffed in a…

Meetings / Events

ACSOL Meeting in San Diego on Saturday, March 30

·March 23, 2019
·6 Comments

There is MUCH TO DISCUSS at this important monthly meeting! First, we will talk about Assembly Bill 884 and how it would gut the Tiered Registry Law by adding everyone…

California

CA: Judge Delays Decision on Sexually Violent Predator’s Release Into East County

·March 23, 2019
·31 Comments

A judge has delayed a decision to release a man convicted of sexually assaulting several children in the 1980s back into the San Diego community during a hearing Friday morning.…

National

FL: Cops Re-Arrest 26 Sex Offenders in ‘Operation Karma.’ Their Crime? Not Updating Their Car Info.

·March 22, 2019
·29 Comments

The Polk County Sheriff's Department in Florida is touting its successful completion of "Operation Karma," a three-day sting in which cops arrested 26 registered sex offenders for violating various legal…

National

NY: Gov. Cuomo Supports Banning Sex Offenders From Subway

·March 20, 2019
·129 Comments

You see all kinds of things on the subways, but if one New York City lawmaker has his way, repeat sex offenders won’t be among them. City Councilman Chaim Deutsch’s…