[sacbee.com – 4/20/21] Lawyers for an Aryan Brotherhood inmate held at California State Prison, Sacramento, have stepped up their efforts to have their client moved to a new facility, filing new allegations that guards there have been involved in killing inmates and planted evidence against others. … Other evidence shows that officers provided the inmates committing the homicide false information that Aguilar was a child sex offender, knowing that the information would cause him to be targeted for murder. After the killing, officers are believed to have falsely reported that…
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MD: New Law Bans Montgomery County Landlords From Denying Housing To People Convicted Of Minor Crimes
[dcist.com – 4/20/21] Legislation touted as “ban the box” for rental housing passed the Montgomery County Council on Tuesday, with sponsors saying the bill will make it easier for individuals experiencing homelessness to find a place to live. … But the bill allows landlords to consider a tenant’s sex offender registry status in addition to any sex offense arrests or convictions. Read the full article Look for sex bills and laws in your state
Read MoreJury is out — no matter the verdict, Congress must act
[cnn.com – 4/19/21] Van Jones is an attorney who has spent 25 years working for police accountability and criminal justice reform. (CNN) -America is bracing for a verdict. … The time has come for us to pressure our US senators to take up the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Authored by Rep. Karen Bass of California, the act has already passed the US House of Representatives. It just needs a debate and a vote in the US Senate. By making the call, we can ask our senators to…
Read MoreUK: Jail for Fife woman who extorted cash from innocent man in sex offender smear campaign
[thecourier.co.uk – 4/19/21] A woman who threatened to brand an innocent man a sex offender to extort thousands of pounds and a TV set has been jailed for more than two and a half years. Sharon McDonald targeted the man on numerous occasions over a ten-month period. Previously at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court, McDonald admitted extorting £2,700 and the electrical equipment out of her target. On Monday, Sheriff William Gilchrist sentenced McDonald to 31 months in prison. McDonald, who had already been remanded in custody since before Christmas, had her sentence…
Read MoreOH: Does Sentencing Fit the Crime? Ohio Sex Offense Charges and Rates of Recidivism
[blogs.lawyers.com – 4/17/21] There is little doubt that our society is unforgiving when it comes to sex crimes, especially those involving children. The physical, emotional, and psychological toll sexual abuse takes on its victims cannot be overstated. Nevertheless, not everyone agrees on the appropriate way to punish sex crimes. In particular, the relatively low rates of recidivism among sex offenders have led some to question, including sex crimes lawyers in Dayton and state-wide, whether we should rethink our approach to sentencing and put a greater emphasis on treatment. Penalties for…
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