Source: Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE.net) and Sacramento Community Based Coalition Date and time: Thursday, October 20, 2022, 10:00 am to noon Location: Former Mather Air Base, east of Sacramento, near Rancho Cordova Sacramento Community Based Coalition 10170 Missile Way Mather, CV 95655 Free lunch served Services: Employment Education Housing Healthcare Substance Use Treatment Support Services Must be 18 or older For questions contact: The Sacramento Community Based Coalition at 916-228-3377 or Agent Moore at KimberlyR.Moore@cdcr,ca,gov
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Today (9/30) is the Last Day to Sign Up to Attend the 2022 ACSOL Conference Live
Today, September 30, at 5:00 pm Pacific Time (8:00 pm Eastern Time) is the deadline to sign up to attend the annual ACSOL conference live. It will not be possible to sign up for the conference on the day of the conference, October 1, due to technical constraints. Click here to sign up now to attend live After you sign up, you will be provided with a unique Zoom link later today and or early tomorrow before the conference begins. If it does not arrive by early tomorrow, or if…
Read MoreNM: GOP uses racism to promote anti-registrant occupational limits to win votes
Source: abqjournal.com 9/29/22 An altered image of darkened hands cutting a white child’s hair sure does appear to play on racist fears and should be denounced by the political party that created it. The Republican Party of New Mexico recently mailed flyers to voters in several state House districts showing a barber with darkened hands. “Do you want a sex offender cutting your child’s hair?” the flyer asks. Democrats are calling this political flyer created by the Republican Party of New Mexico a racist “dog whistle.” The flyers cite two…
Read MoreOH: Man charged with raping child found dead with alleged victim’s relative, troopers say
Source: fox19.com 9/14/22 ASHTABULA COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) – A child rape suspect was found dead along with a family member of the alleged victim Sunday morning. The deaths are still being investigated, but Ohio State Highway Patrol said they believe it was a murder-suicide. Troopers found the bodies of 34-year-old Wesley Thomas and his 31-year-old girlfriend at the New Lyme Wildlife Area in Ashtabula County around 8:20 a.m. Sunday. Officials said the bodies were found with gunshot wounds on the ground near a vehicle, and a gun was found…
Read MoreWhy Some Sex Offenders Never Get Out Of Prison (video)
Source: youtube.com #VICENews Much of what our society considers common knowledge about sex offenders is currently under debate — from the efficacy of the registry, to housing restrictions, to what treatment, if any, works. One of the most controversial practices is “dead time” — where sex offenders stay in prison for years beyond their sentence, simply because there is no where else for them to go. VICE News’s Alice Hines reports on how our society’s efforts to protect the public from violence ended up backfiring. Help keep VICE News’ fearless…
Read MoreJanice’s Journal: Because We Can
Have you ever been shaken to your core by an answer to a question? That happened to me recently when I asked a deputy district attorney in Los Angeles county why his office had objected to a petition for removal from the registry. Without a pause, the deputy district attorney replied “because we can.” What? A district attorney is objecting to a petition solely because he or she can. Technically, that answer is correct. After all, the Tiered Registry Law authorizes district attorneys to object to a petition, but their…
Read MoreMI: Ex-MI GOP House Speaker says sex with a minor was not assault because she consented
Source: dailykos.com 9/26/22 The Michigan State Police (MSP) began investigating Lee Chatfield, 34, for sexual assault after Rebekah Chatfield, 27, filed a complaint with the Lansing Police Department on December 21, 2021. Rebekah accused Lee of sexually assaulting her starting when she was 14 or 15 (in 2009 or 2010) — and ending in July 2021 when she was 26. The MSP has completed its investigation and has handed over its discoveries to MI’s Attorney General Dana Nessel. The MSP made no public recommendation. But the duration of the investigation, plus…
Read MoreCA: Amazon sued over refusal to hire California sex offenders
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Source: reuters.com 9/23/22 Sept 23 (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc is facing a proposed class action claiming it illegally used a California sex offender website to conduct background checks on job applicants. Miguel Lerma, who was convicted of rape nearly a decade ago, filed a complaint in Los Angeles federal court on Thursday claiming Amazon and a background check provider, Accurate Background Inc, violated state and federal laws by using the website and considering older convictions for sex offenses in screening applicants. Lerma says he was offered a job at an…
Read MoreCA: Lakeside school leaders call for sex offender safety plan
Source: cbs8.com 9/26/22 AN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — There’s a new call for safety from Lakeside school leaders after a series of proposals to place sex offenders in an East County neighborhood. Frustration and worry have grown in Lakeside over a home that is housing a group of registered sex offenders in a family neighborhood. Neighbors say they checked the California Megan’s Law website, and were surprised to learn five sex offenders were living in the home. Last week, neighbors held signs near the home on Sesi Lane. The home…
Read MoreFederal Court Denies Injunction, Allows Amended Complaint and New Motion
Source: ACSOL A federal court today denied a motion requesting a preliminary injunction in a case challenging the SORNA regulations. The court’s decision was based upon a determination that the sole individual plaintiff, John Doe, lacks legal standing because he has already registered for the time period required by his SORNA tier. The judge then provided plaintiffs with an opportunity to file an amended complaint within 14 days as well as to file a subsequent motion for preliminary injunction. During today’s hearing, the parties discussed whether SORNA regulations apply to…
Read MoreMI: Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate calls for tougher sentences for convicted sex offenders
Source: michiganradio.org 9/16/22 Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon says if she’s elected governor in November she’ll push for stronger penalties for convicted sex offenders. Dixon is spending this week outlining her public safety plan. In a Thursday speech, Dixon laid out a plan that would, among other things, create mandatory minimum sentences for sex crimes, though the state does already have mandatory minimums for some sexual offenses. “Make no mistake sexual predators are going to prison and we aren’t going to think twice about that,” Dixon told supporters in Pontiac.…
Read MoreACSOL Conference This Saturday (10/1) Offers Tips for Success for Registrants, Families
NOTE: If you have problems or questions regarding the conference registration or other issues, or if you have not received your private Zoom link, email conference@all4consolaws.org The annual ACSOL conference will offer tips for success for both registrants and their families in presentations by successful registrants, psychologists and others. The presentations include a panel of four successful registrants led by Roger Hunnicutt starting at 1:40 p.m. followed by a solo presentation regarding how to survive the containment model by psychologist JoEllen Wiggington at 2:40 p.m. The conference will also feature…
Read MorePA: Judge grants work release for ex-guard who sexually assaulted Northampton County inmate
Source: lehighvalleylive.com 9/22/22 A Northampton County judge sentenced a former county prison guard to jail Wednesday for sexually assaulting a female inmate, but also granted the man immediate work release. Kelvin Myers, 41, of Forks Township, previously pleaded guilty to institutional sexual assault and was in court Wednesday for his sentencing in the case. Judge Murray sentenced Myers to four months to 18 months in county prison. Under the institutional sexual assault charge, Myers must register as a sex offender for 15 years under Pennsylvania’s version of Megan’s Law. “This…
Read MoreWV: West Virginia Man Charged with Federal Civil Rights Offenses for Sexual Assault of Two Victims
Source: justice.gov 9/22/22 A former parole officer with the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation was arrested today after being charged in federal court with civil rights violations, obstruction of justice and making false statements to federal investigators. Anthony _____, 44, was charged in a seven-count indictment unsealed today, with five counts of acting under color of law to deprive individuals of their civil rights, one count of obstruction of justice and one count of false statements to federal investigators. The indictment alleges that, while _____ was acting in…
Read MoreSORNA Regulations Preliminary Injunction Hearing to Be Conducted on Monday Sept 26
Source: ACSOL In another surprising ruling, the federal district court judge has decided to conduct a hearing on the pending preliminary injunction motion in the SORNA regulations case. The judge made this decision earlier today despite the fact that both parties had agreed to waive oral argument. The hearing will be held on Monday, September 26 starting at 9 a.m. View the hearing online by clicking on this Zoom Webinar link Although the public is allowed to appear in the courtroom for this hearing, it is not recommended that you come…
Read MoreVA: Victory in Supreme Court of Virginia against out-of-control prosecution
Source: ajustfuture.org 9/20/22 Justices declare effort targeting leading advocate illegal, ending 5-year court battle On Thursday, the highest court in Virginia ended the Commonwealth’s 13-year campaign to indefinitely detain a prominent advocate on criminal justice matters, Galen Baughman. In a victory for justice the Supreme Court ruled that the petition filed against Baughman in 2017 was illegal. A Short History of Baughman’s Fight Baughman has been targeted by the Virginia attorney general’s office under the state’s civil confinement scheme since 2009 when prosecutors filed a petition to send him to…
Read MoreAZ: U.S. Marshals target sex offenders in Northern Arizona operation
Source: kyma.com 9/20/22 YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The combined efforts of the United States Marshals Service, Navajo County Sheriff’s Office and state police departments led to hundreds of sex offender compliance checks. In a press release, only one arrest was made in a compliance operation across Northern Arizona. “The Marshals Service is committed to assisting our partner agencies with sex offender compliance checks. By determining if offenders are complying with court ordered requirements, especially in rural communities, we help protect those most vulnerable to sex offenders,” said District of…
Read MoreFL: He Served 18 Months for a Sex Offense. He’s Re-Imprisoned Anyway, Possibly for Life.
Source: flaglerlive.com 9/21/22 Under Florida law, imprisonment does not depend only on proven guilt of a crime. It can also result from the possibility of a future crime. The imprisonment can be up to life. The offender has few avenues of appeal. The case is not even public. The documents on which it is based are sealed from public view. It is a little known but disquieting side of Florida law, permissible under the so-called Jimmy Ryce Act, which allows the “involuntary civil commitment” of sexually violent and dangerous predators…
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