MI: Treatment of sex offenders depends on whether they’ve challenged rules

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Eight months after the U.S. Supreme Court effectively upheld a decision saying parts of Michigan’s sex offender registry law — one of the toughest in the nation — were unconstitutional, thousands of former sex offenders who thought they’d be off the registry by now, or facing less severe restrictions, have seen no changes. Full Article

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“the U.S. Supreme Court effectively upheld a decision saying parts of Michigan’s sex offender registry law — one of the toughest in the nation — were unconstitutional” … “have seen no changes”.

How is this possible? Learning about this registry beats the belief in country and constitution right out of one.

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Ok, I have read every article possible, and every article says the ruling applies to every registrant, before the 2006 amendment went into to law. Even the ACLU says the ruling applies to everyone. I have not found anything that claims that there were modifications made to the registry. So if no modifications were made, and SCOTUS, agrees with the 6th Circuit by denying Michigan’s review, then it serms to me the rules should and does stand ,and Michigan just needs to stop with the excuses and get off their ass’s and make the changes that the 6th circuit ordered Michigan to make already, Michigan is completely out of options, so I don’t understand why they are being allowed to continuesly drag their feet. Even certain counties are no longer prosecuting registrants for not complying with the 2006 and 2011 amendments .

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This is interesting for me I was convicted in Michigan in 2001, and live in California. I wonder how this applies to me. I need to call my lawyer there tomorrow

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There are now more people on sex offender registries in the United States than there are in jail. While its tempting to say mass incarceration is shrinking (albeit slightly), it might be more accurate to say it is morphing. (h/t Dobbs wire)

David Menschel

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