If the goal is more stigma and shame, the operation succeeds spectacularly. For starters, the entrance is hidden around back of Dallas police headquarters, behind a rusting door, next to a small sign: “Sex Offender Registration Entrance Only.”
Inside, the atmosphere only gets worse. The dreary waiting room is almost always filled to capacity with people sitting glumly, waiting for hours to meet the strict reporting requirements of being a registered sex offender. Full Article
Great article, I’m glad someone in the mainstream media is starting to understand the absurdity that is the registry. It’s a shame the Texas Voices website isn’t nearly as active as this one. In some ways, it shows how they aren’t willing to do as much for registrants as Janice and CARSOL. If every state had as much going for them as we do here in California, I can’t help but think things would change much faster.