Day: November 8, 2022

AL: Years after brothers serve 20 years for rape they said they did not commit, judge tosses wrongful conviction

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Source: al.com 11/8/22 Frank Meadows, Jr. may never wear sneakers again. He and his older brother Quinton Cook can laugh about it now. They can laugh about something as inconsequential as footwear and what they’ll wear to church. They can laugh about it now because of the consequential weight recently lifted from their lives when Jefferson County Circuit Judge Shanta’ Owens ruled last month that the two men were wrongfully convicted of rape in 1993, a crime the two men always declared they did not commit. A crime for which…

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UPDATE: SORNA Regulations Hearing Delayed Until January 13

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Source: ACSOL UPDATE: The federal district court in Riverside has delayed the hearing in the SORNA regulations case.  The new date for the hearing is January 13.  The hearing is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and is open to the public.  The hearing can also be viewed online.  Additional details regarding how to view the hearing online will be provided close to the hearing date.

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Take part in this survey of formerly incarcerated folks about your re-entry experiences with religious communities

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Source: University of Delaware Dr Chrysanthi Leon and Maggie Buckridge are interviewing formerly incarcerated folks about their re-entry experiences with religious communities. They are especially interested in learning about what religious communities provide for people on the sex offender registry. In addition to speaking with those who found a church or another place of worship to join, they are also interviewing people who wanted to join a place of worship but did not because of various barriers. The purpose of this study is to examine what re-entry practices for religious…

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