Kat’s Blog: The Pandemic Without Computer Access
During the coronavirus pandemic, when an individual’s virtual lifeline to the rest of the world depends on internet access, some registrants, especially many of those on parole, continue to be…
Volunteers needed for study: Parents or adult children of someone incarcerated
[Channel Islands California State University] [Approved by Janice] Are you the parent or the adult child of someone incarcerated? Do you experience stigma because of it? How does the…
NE: Scammers targeting Madison County sex offenders
[kearneyhub.com - 4/20/20] The Madison County Sheriff's Department has received complaints about unknown callers claiming to be representatives of the department. The calls specifically target registered sex offenders and make…
CA: 7 Sex Offenders Released Early Due to COVID-19 in Orange County Despite Parole Violations
[nbclosangeles.com - 4/30/20] Seven sex offenders who violated parole were released from jail early as part of the Orange County Sheriff's Department reducing its inmate population during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
ACSOL Challenges In-Person Registration in Federal District Court
[ACSOL] The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) filed a lawsuit today in a federal district court challenging in-person registration requirements of both the City of Fresno and the…
CA: Town repeals sex offender ordinance
[hidesertstar.com - 4/24/20] YUCCA VALLEY — Facing costly litigation, the Yucca Valley Town Council discussed repealing the ordinance restricting where paroled sex offenders can live within town limits. The urgency…
CO: Colorado Governor Stops In-Person Registration During Pandemic
[ACSOL] The Governor of Colorado has issued an Executive Order that temporarily suspends the requirement to register in person during the pandemic. Specifically, the Order suspends the requirement that registrants…
Kat’s Blog: State Representatives or Modern-Day Snake Oil Salesmen?
Some Tennessee Representatives and Senators seem hellbent on promoting a never- ending stream of bills that serve one purpose, to make the lives of registrants miserable. There are several state…
Prison phone companies are profiting from a pandemic, here’s how the FCC can help
[thehill.com - 4/21/20] These days, most of us are staying in touch with our loved ones by phone calls or video chats. A single phone call costs us nearly nothing,…
Bipartisan coalition calls on SBA to roll back record-related restrictions in COVID-19 small business loan programs
[womenagainstregistry.org and ccresourcecenter.org - 4/18/20] On April 17 a diverse bipartisan group of civil rights, advocacy, and business organizations, including CCRC, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin and SBA Administrator…
Why Will This FBI Agent Not Be Prosecuted for Child Porn?
We don’t know why the Department of Justice declined to prosecute the supervisory FBI analyst who “knowingly possessed child pornography” in violation of federal law. We don’t know how many…
CA: Los Angeles Superior Court Allows In-Person Registration to Continue
[ACSOL] A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled today that the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department may continue to require in-person registration during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ruling was made during…
Kat’s Blog: We All Saw It Coming
Those who live their lives on the registry knew it would happen, it was only a matter of time. The pandemic strikes, those in society that are used to everyday…
IL: Porn Convictions Tossed Due to Use of Confidential Information
[bloomberglaw.com - 4/14/20] An Illinois man’s convictions on two counts of child pornography were tossed and resentencing was required on a third because the trial court improperly allowed the jury…
Path of Federal Criminality: Mobility and Criminal History
[ussc.gov - 4/14/20] This study expands on prior Commission research by examining the geographic mobility of federal offenders. For this report, mobility is defined as having convictions in multiple states,…
EARN It Act is ostensibly a bill to prevent sexual exploitation of children online, but critics say it could end internet privacy and encryption features
[govtrackinsider.com - 4/8/20] A potential list of legally binding but to-be-determined “best practices” for internet companies could include almost anything. Context If somebody uses an open online platform such as…
NY: NYC Bar Report to Gov. Andrew Cuomo: Call to Temporarily Suspend In-Person Reporting Requirements
[mitchellhamline.edu - 4/3/20] By NYC Bar Committee | April 3, 2020 Dear Governor Cuomo: The New York City Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Operations Committee and the Sex Offender Registration Act…
ACSOL April 18 Phone Meeting
Dear Registrants, Family Members and Supporters - Please join me and ACSOL President Chance Oberstein, a criminal defense attorney, for our "monthly" meeting to be held as a telephone conference…