Author: R H

IN: Funding loss could force several former inmates, including sex offenders, out of Indy rehab housing

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Source: wthr.com 10/10/25 An Indianapolis rehabilitation program for people just out of prison is running out of money. Without new funding, several former inmates, including registered sex offenders, could lose housing and supervision. The one-story brick home on the northeast side doesn’t draw much attention. No noise from inside. No decorations. A paper sign reading “no trick-or-treat household” stands ready by the inner doorway.   Eight registered sex offenders live here. For these men rebuilding from their past, this house is the difference between a roof and a relapse, a…

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MO: Missouri City Reverses Position on Halloween Sign Enforcement

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The City of Hazelwood, Missouri, has reversed its original position regarding enforcement of a state law declared unconstitutional by a federal district court.  In letters dated October 1, 2025, and mailed to all registrants residing in that city, the Hazelwood Chief of Police stated that registrants must post a sign on their home on Halloween.   “It was difficult to understand why the Hazelwood Chief of Police would make such a significant mistake,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci.  “That city, after all, is a party in the lawsuit that successfully…

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MO: Missouri City Threatens to Enforce Halloween Sign Requirement Despite Statewide Injunction

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The City of Hazelwood, Missouri, has mailed letters to all registrants in that city stating that the City will enforce this year a state law that has been declared unconstitutional.  That law requires registrants to post a sign on their home on Halloween. A federal district court judge issued a statewide permanent injunction on October 2, 2024, which prohibits enforcement of that state law.  The Attorney General of Missouri appealed the district court judge’s decision to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals and oral arguments were conducted last month.   In…

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FL: The Parents Who Wrote Florida’s Sex Offender Laws

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Source: YouTube 10/5/25 Stacey Dooley explores the extreme sex offender laws in Florida, focusing on the controversial 2,500-foot residency restrictions. Meet offenders like Chris Dawson in Miracle Village and Brandon, forced into a Miami homeless camp, who desperately seek rehabilitation and a second chance. Their stories are juxtaposed with the unwavering stance of… Watch the video  

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EU’s new Entry/Exit System launches this week. What to know about visas, insurance and delays

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Source: msn.com 10/5 As the 12 October launch of the six-month rollout of the EU’s entry-exit system (EES) approaches, a number of myths and misconceptions about what it really means for travellers have surfaced. While some claim that non-EU travellers will need to prove their travel insurance, others believe that the EES is being implemented as punishment for Brexit.   But how much of the speculation is true and which claims are myths? We took a look at some of the most common misconceptions.  … The EES system will only apply…

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Webinar: “A Careful Grace”: Integrating Offenders into the Church

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Source: Southern Baptist Convention Not every church is called to minister to convicted sex offenders. When churches minister to sex offenders, they must implement a careful grace that is based upon an educated understanding of offenders and how they act. A careful grace starts with putting the needs of children and survivors first. A careful grace embraces the reality that actions must have consequences. A careful grace requires church leaders and workers to be trained in child protection, and our churches to have clear and effective safeguarding policies and procedures. Only within a context…

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PA: Being suspected of child abuse can land you in this Pa. database — even without a conviction

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Source: timesleader.com 10/2/25 To protect kids, Pennsylvania maintains a registry of people convicted and suspected of child abuse and neglect. The registry is used for background checks across the commonwealth, and in theory, it keeps those who could harm children away from schools, workplaces and other sensitive settings. But the state places people on the list without legal proceedings in which they or an attorney can mount a defense. A lawsuit pending in Commonwealth Court alleges this violates a person’s right to due process and reputation under the Pennsylvania Constitution. As that…

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Registrant Publishes Book About Registration Laws in Texas

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Source: amazon.com My name is Daniel Gillie. I was recently released from prison as a registered person in Texas about 3 months ago. During my time in prison I found out how little education the State of Texas gives you in regards to registration. Finding this out motivated me to learn all the rules and requirements of registration, and eventually, my wife and I decided to make a book out of it to help other people. The book is called ” The Texas Registrants’ Guide” and it is currently available on Amazon…

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Allegedly False Rape Accusations as Sexual Harassment for Title IX Purposes

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Source: reason.com 9/29/25 “[P]ersistent and unfounded branding of a man as a ‘rapist’ cannot be easily dismissed as anything other than sex-based harassment.” From Friday’s decision by Judge Paula Xinis (D. Md.) in Doe v. Univ. of Md, College Park (for more detail on the factual allegations, see pp. 4-12, and for more on two claims that were dismissed, see pp. 21-23): In October 2020, University of Maryland student Jane Roe … alleged that John Doe …, the plaintiff here, and another student had sexually assaulted her in separate incidents on the…

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OH: 135 Arrested in ‘Operation Next Door’ Crackdown on Sex Workers renamed to “Human Trafficking Survivors”

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Source: ohioattorneygeneral.gov 9/29/25 A statewide human trafficking operation conducted last week by more than 100 law enforcement agencies resulted in the arrest of 135 people seeking to buy sex – including from minors, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. “Operation Next Door was named to highlight the proximity and prevalence of human trafficking,” Yost said. “Too often, we are lulled into the false narrative that these crimes happen only in the shadows. This is simply not true – human trafficking occurs in plain sight and, unfortunately, may even be…

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Police using drones to read your license plates, warns EFF

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Source: malwarebytes.com 9/24/25 Police are using drones as flying automated license plate readers (ALPRs), according to a report by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). And where there is a market, a provider will jump in. Or was it the other way around this time? Flock Safety, for example, recently told a group of potential law enforcement customers interested in Drone as First Responder (DFR) programs that its drone can be used as a flying license plate reader camera as well. An ALPR system is an intelligent surveillance system that automatically identifies…

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Sex offenders, terrorists, drug dealers, exposed in spyware breach

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Source: malwarebytes.com 9/29/25 We’ve covered spyware and stalkerware leaks many times before, but we don’t often see such exposure in software used by law enforcement. According to a report by Straight Arrow News (SAN), the hacker “wikkid” said the intrusion against RemoteCOM was “one of the easiest” they’d ever carried out. RemoteCOM describes itself as “the premier computer, smartphone and tablet monitoring service for the management of pretrial, probation and parole clients”. According to a leaked training manual, its software, sold as “SCOUT”, says it can be used to track targets ranging from sex offenders, sex traffickers,…

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Tech 5 takeaways from CNBC’s investigation into ‘nudify’ apps and sites

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Source: cnbc.com 9/28/25 Key Points: CNBC investigated “nudify” apps and how a group of friends in Minnesota became key figures in the fight against nonconsensual, AI-generated porn. Experts said these services, which are often promoted via Facebook ads, are available to download on the Apple and Google app stores and are easily accessed using simple web searches. “That’s the reality of where the technology is right now, and that means that any person can really be victimized,” said Haley McNamara, senior vice president of strategic initiatives and programs at the…

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CA: Redding motel under scrutiny after police say 18 sex offenders and arsonists are housed there

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Source: actionnewsnow.com 9/25/25 REDDING, Calif. – A motel on Cypress Avenue is getting attention this week after Redding Police found out that more than a dozen registered sex offenders and arsonists are being housed there. Recently, Redding Police Chief Brian Barner and his staff found out that the ‘Guestplace Inn & Suites’ on Cypress Avenue is housing 18 registered sex offenders and arsonists. Those receiving housing are apart of the ‘No Boundaries’ program. No Boundaries works in collaboration with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to house parolees who are fresh out of jail.…

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CA: California shrank prisons with sentencing changes. A new study shows how that’s working

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Source: calmatters.org 9/25/25 California over the past dozen years enacted a series of criminal justice laws that were meant to give more people an opportunity to be resentenced and thin out the state’s severely overcrowded prisons. This week a state agency released the most-comprehensive look yet at how those changes are playing out among formerly incarcerated people.  The report found low recidivism rates among people who were older and had served lengthy sentences. Those patterns contrasted with people serving shorter prison sentences for nonviolent crimes, which showed higher rates of recidivism, the…

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The Sex Offender Registry Shouldn’t Mean We’re Unwelcome at Church

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Source: filtermag.org 9/25/25 In the Bible Belt, there’s basically a church on every corner—especially here in Nashville. It feels like there should be so many options to choose from if you want to join a faith community. But the church doors are often closed to people on the sex offender registry, including myself. Sex offender registries are designed so that society treats you like a leper; as if you should be sent away somewhere, so that “decent” people don’t have to worry about you. I’ve felt that shame deeply in the…

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