Day: July 2, 2021

CA: Journalist Reports High COVID Death Rate at Coalinga State Hospital

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Source: kvpr.org 7/2/21 A journalist has discovered and reported that a high rate of registrants forced to reside at Coalinga State Hospital, California, have died due to COVID.  According to the report, COVID killed a total of 30 patients at that hospital.  This total represents more than two percent of all patients at Coalinga State Hospital and is twice as high as patients at other state hospitals and seven times as high as inmates in state prisons. An audio version of the report is available.  The report starts at about…

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UK: Declan Lancaster started killer blaze after wrongly believing another man living there had a sex offense conviction

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Source: sunderlandecho.com 7/2/21 A killer who sparked a deadly fire at his hostel after he wrongly concluded a man who lived there had a sex offense conviction in his past, has been jailed for life. By Karon Kelly Friday, 2nd July 2021, 2:49 pm Declan Lancaster, who had taken a cocktail of drink and drugs, started a blaze in a linen cupboard at Manor House in Sunderland on November 3, 2018, because he wanted to “scare and frighten” another tenant. Newcastle Crown Court heard as the flames took hold, Patryk…

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Is the Tide Turning Against Public Sex Offense Registries?

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BY RORY FLEMING JULY 2, 2021 On June 8, the American Law Institute, arguably the most prestigious non-governmental law reform organization in the country, concluded its national meeting. One of its agenda items was to have its thousands of elected members—top federal appeals judges among them, who enjoy lifetime appointments after being confirmed by the United States Senate—vote on a draft of the revised chapter of the Model Penal Code for sex crimes. The Model Penal Code, first codified in 1962, helps guide legislation as well as interpretative decisions by courts. ALI’s membership voted to approve the most recent draft, which…

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