August 2020 - ACSOL

6th Circuit Decision Requires Registration Even When State No Longer Does

·August 31, 2020
·98 Comments

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a decision, that if left unchallenged, will require some individuals convicted of a sex offense to continue to register for life even…

Commentary

Maxwell Monty: Second chances? You can “bed” on it

·August 30, 2020
·4 Comments

[Maxwell Monty] On April 3, 2017, I sat down with my copy of the “Wall Street Journal,” took a sip of my morning cup of coffee and began reading a…

Commentary

Kat’s Blog: The Registry: If It’s Not Punishment, Then What Is It?

·August 30, 2020
·21 Comments

We’re tired of hearing that the registry isn’t punishment. Tired of “it’s for public safety” rhetoric that politicians use to keep the public in a constant state of fear, fanning…

Commentary

Of Witches, and Witch Burnings [by Guy Hamilton-Smith]

·August 26, 2020
·22 Comments

[littlereddots.substack.com - 8/22/20 - Guy Hamilton-Smith] Note: this piece is adapted from a forthcoming article in the Southwestern Law Review Several years ago, a debate raged in my local paper’s…

National

Convicted of Sex Crimes, but With No Victims

·August 26, 2020
·53 Comments

[nytimes.com - 8/26/20] Jace Hambrick worked as an apprentice laborer during the week, renovating homes around Vancouver, Wash., and at a neighborhood gas station on weekends. Much of the rest…

National

KS: Court opinion affirms states’ authority to require sex offender registries

·August 26, 2020
·6 Comments

[stjosephpost.com - 8/24/20] TOPEKA – A ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has reaffirmed the authority of states to maintain sex offender registries to…

National

Juvenile Law Center Report Advocates End of Youth Registration

·August 25, 2020
·1 Comment

[jlc.org - 8/13/20] The Juvenile Law Center released today a comprehensive report focused upon individuals who are currently required to register due to their conviction for a sex offense that…

General News

Sex Offender Registries Often Fail Those They Are Designed To Protect UPDATED

·August 25, 2020
·20 Comments

UPDATED with commentary from ACSOL Board Member Guy Hamilton-Smith (below) Inside the sprawling two-story tan and coral stucco building on New York Avenue in Northeast Washington, D.C., is a men's…

ACSOL News California

ACSOL Challenges Irvine’s Presence Restrictions in CA

·August 24, 2020
·6 Comments

The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) today filed a lawsuit challenging presence restrictions in the City of Irvine which were declared to be preempted by state law six…

National

Action Alert: UPDATED 8/29 Wellington, FL council looking to pass new rules for vacation rentals and those on the registry

·August 24, 2020
·12 Comments

[floridaactioncommittee.org - Action Alert - 8/24/20] 8/28/20 UPDATE: Wellington approves rules for vacation rentals Wellington, Florida is considering creating a rule that would require vacation rental owners to check…

Janice's Journal

Janice’s Journal: Zombies versus Sex Offenders?

·August 23, 2020
·20 Comments

A friend recently referred to a TV series, IZombie, as a TV show in which some Zombies are portrayed in a positive light. That is, she said, there are good…

ACSOL News

ACSOL Executive Director Appointed to CA Supreme Court Case

·August 23, 2020
·17 Comments

ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci has been appointed to the case of In re Gadlin, which is currently under review by the California Supreme Court. Prior to Ms. Bellucci's appointment,…

Commentary

Kat’s Blog: Job Loss Due to the Registry

·August 21, 2020
·21 Comments

A recent USA Today inquiry cost a registrant and his company hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal contracts and who knows how many other jobs. The article in its…

California

CA: Committee Passes SB 145 Despite Chair’s Objection

·August 20, 2020
·25 Comments

The Assembly's Appropriations Committee today passed Senate Bill 145 despite objections to that bill expressed by Committee Chair Lorena Gonzales Fletcher and despite death threats made to its author, Senator…

National

CO: Decision in Millard v. Rankin (10th Circuit US Court of Appeals)

·August 20, 2020
·86 Comments

Plaintiff-Appellees David Millard, Eugene Knight, and Arturo Vega challenge the constitutionality of Colorado’s Sex Offender Registration Act (CSORA). The district court held CSORA was unconstitutional as applied to the Appellees…

National

IL: Inside the Endless Nightmare of Indefinite Detention Under “Civil Commitment”

·August 20, 2020
·5 Comments

[inthesetimes.com - 8/19/20] In June 2019, after serving more than 29 years in Illinois prisons, Otis Arrington expected to be released to freedom: He had finished his time, which he describes…

ACSOL California

ACSOL Conference Reorganized as Virtual Conference on Oct. 10 and Oct. 11

·August 18, 2020
·1 Comment

The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) has reorganized its 2020 conference, "Empowered People Inspiring Change," so that the entire conference will be held online. Individuals can also attend…

California

Assembly Appropriations Committee to Consider Senate Bill 145 on August 20

·August 18, 2020
·19 Comments

The Assembly Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider Senate Bill 145 (SB 145) on August 20, 2020 on the Assembly floor starting at 10 a.m.. The Committee will consider more…