Source: shreveportbossieradvocate.com 8/7/25 Sex offender’s offer of lollipops to children at school bus stop leads to Louisiana new state law When law enforcement officers with the Bossier Sheriff’s Office and the Shreveport District Office of Probation and Parole brought attention to a convicted sex offender’s offer of candy to children at a school bus stop in Bossier Parish, it led to an addition to state law. House Bill 111, passed by the legislature and signed by the governor, went into effect Friday and prohibits convicted sex offenders from coming within 500…
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US Sentencing Commission Unanimously Adopts Policy Priorities
Source: ussc.gov 8/6/25 WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Today, the U.S. Sentencing Commission has unanimously voted to adopt priorities for the 2025-2026 guideline amendment cycle. Each year, the Commission solicits comments from the public on how the agency can improve federal sentencing. Similar to years past, the Commission received insightful feedback on a range of issues from judges, members of Congress, executive branch officials, probation officers, advisory groups, attorneys, academia, advocacy organizations, incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals, and others. In reflection of the comments and ideas it has received, the Commission voted…
Read MoreOK: Limited housing options contribute to sex offenders becoming homeless
Source: koco.com 8/5/25 Five registered sex offenders were arrested at Oklahoma City parks over the weekend, drawing attention to the difficulties faced by individuals with sex offenses in finding legal housing. Some have nowhere to legally live. In Oklahoma, registered sex offenders cannot loiter within 500 feet of schools, daycares or parks. Of the five men arrested at Scissortail Park and Myriad Botanical Gardens, four were identified as transients. City leaders said this highlights a broader issue. “The spaces people with sex offenses can legally live is just extremely limited,”…
Read MoreCA: First Public Database of CA Police Officer Misconduct Records Unveiled
Source: filtermag.org 8/5/25 Seven years in the making, a searchable database of California law enforcement misconduct and use-of-force reports is now available to the public. The free database contains records from close to 12,000 cases and 700 police departments, shining a light into the practices of what has long been among the least transparent states in the country when it comes to officer misconduct. The state-funded Police Records Access Project was created by the California Reporting Project, a team spearheaded by journalists and data scientists from Stanford University and the University of…
Read MoreTaking Child Pornography Seriously by Improving Restitution for Victims
Source: heritage.org 8/4/25 With President Trump again in office and the Justice Department under new leadership, this is a good time to evaluate the vital task of providing restitution for victims of child pornography. This Legal Memorandum explains the unique nature of child pornography and how it impacts victims and highlights ways in which it has not been taken as seriously as it should be. It then examines how the Supreme Court’s misguided interpretation of the existing restitution statute in Paroline v. United States actually made obtaining restitution more complicated…
Read MoreOK: 5 men arrested at OKC parks for violating sex offender safety zone laws
Source: koco.com 8/5/25 OKLAHOMA CITY —Five men were arrested at Oklahoma City parks for violating the law prohibiting sex offenders from entering safety zones around schools, even though all incidents occurred after park hours when it was dark. … All three men, who are transients, face charges for entering the safety zone as sex offenders. The three men all have prior convictions for sex-related crimes. But park visitors told KOCO that they usually feel safe there overall. … The Oklahoma City Police Department did not comment on whether this is…
Read MoreSD: Sex offender, Chamberlain man running for SD governor
Source: keloland.com 8/4/25 CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. (KELO) — 44-year-old Terry Gleason of Chamberlain acknowledges the uphill battle he faces. “I am an unknown,” Gleason said Saturday. “Not very many people know me, and so it is a long shot, but I feel at the same time, some of the other candidates are also long shots. I think I have just as much to give to South Dakota as any other candidate.” Gleason is a registered Republican running as an independent for governor of South Dakota in 2026. KELOLAND News interviewed him in…
Read MoreDonald Trump praises registered sex offender invited to speak at White House event for children’s fitness
Source: yahoo.com 8/1/25 President Donald Trump’s attempt to revive the long-defunct Presidential Fitness Test veered into political scandal and absurdity Thursday after he launched the children’s health initiative alongside a convicted sex offender, boasting that there’s “nobody like him.” It was meant to be a nostalgic salute to American fitness. Instead, it became a microcosm of the Trump presidency: chaotic, controversial, and colliding with decades of unresolved questions about power, accountability, and abuse. In front of cameras, Trump signed an executive order reinstating the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools. Framed as a national push…
Read MoreAL: Alabama lawmakers want to impose death penalty on child rapists, challenging precedent
Source: alabamareflector.com 8/1/25 Alabama lawmakers are preparing to reintroduce a bill that would make the rape or sodomy of a child a capital offense, punishable by death, state officials said in a press conference Thursday. Rep. Matt Simpson, R-Daphne, one of the bill’s sponsors, said that while it is “unfortunate” that such a bill is “necessary,” the rape of a child is “the worst of the worst of offenses” and therefore “deserves the worst of the worst punishments.” HB 29, sponsored by Simpson in the 2024 legislative session, would have…
Read MoreNC: Yet another failed sweep failing to find re-offenses, and arresting for violations
Source: .wnct.com 8/1/25 Law enforcement officers with the Craven County Sheriff’s Office arrested five suspects recently on sex offense violation charges. ____, 30 year old and of New Bern, was charged with felony failure to report new address and living within 1,000 feet of a school as a sex offender. ______, 47 years old and of New Bern, was charged with felony failure to report sex offender,… Read the full article
Read MoreJanice’s Journal: Executive Order Casts Dark Shadow
The White House recently issued an Executive Order that casts a dark shadow upon individuals required to register and others. According to that order, its primary goal is to “restore order to American cities” as well as to “remove vagrant individuals from our streets.” Although the stated goals do not specifically refer to individuals required to register, two provisions of the Executive Order include references to them. For example, the Order requires the Attorney General to work with several federal agencies to “track the location of sex offenders.” The Order…
Read MoreSex Offenders With Autism Face Obstacles In Federal Prison
Source: forbes.com 7/31/25 Incarceration is challenging for most individuals, but it poses unique and often severe hardships for those with mental health conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). For inmates with sex offense convictions, the prison environment is particularly hostile, marked by frequent bullying, social isolation, and even physical violence. When an individual has both ASD and a sex offense conviction, the combination can be profoundly damaging—amounting to a near-constant psychological assault on someone who may struggle to fully comprehend their offense or the intense hostility they face behind…
Read MoreACSOL In-Person Meeting in San Diego on Nov. 1, 2025
You are invited to attend ACSOL’s in-person meeting in San Diego, CA on Saturday, November 1, 2025 starting at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at: California Western School of Law Room LH-1 225 Cedar Street San Diego The meeting will include discussions regarding topics of interest to both registrants and their loved ones, including the status of proposed changes to the Tiered Registry Law such as the reduction of tier assignment for those convicted of an offense involving child pornography. The meeting is free and will include refreshments.…
Read MorePA: Rep. aims to prohibit sex offenders from becoming parents through surrogacy
Source: wtaj.com 7/30/25 A Pennsylvania Representative announced plans to introduce legislation that would address a gap in the Commonwealth’s child protection laws. The bill, authored by Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Butler, Lawrence), aims to close a loophole that allows registered sex offenders to become parents through surrogacy. While the current law prohibits registered sex offenders from adopting or fostering a child, surrogacy arrangements are not covered by these prohibitions. … “This loophole was recently brought to light in a deeply disturbing case in which a Tier I sexual offender – who…
Read MorePA: NIMBY on full display in Decatur Township are residents brainstorm “work arounds” to displace registrants
Source: Thanks to FAC for finding the article on lewistownsentinel.com McCLURE — The Decatur Township Board of Supervisors were flooded with questions and concerns from dozens of residents regarding an alleged halfway house specifically for registered sex offenders that was said to be within the municipality during the board’s meeting Monday. “I am going to start by what the township is aware of at this time,” shared Supervisor Mark Wolfgang. “We are brought into the loop at the same time most of you were because of Facebook.” Supervisors said they…
Read MoreAR: Texarkana, Arkansas, authorizes collection of fees from out-of-state sex offenders
Source: texarkanagazette.com 7/29/25 Any sex offenders from outside Arkansas moving to or working in the city will be charged a total fee of $500. Monday, July 21, the Arkansas Board of Directors discussed and approved an ordinance authorizing the city to collect fees for any sex offenders who are out-of-state registrants or out-of-state workers. There will be two separate fees of $250. One will be the required fee when registering with the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department, and the other will be for the required DNA sample. The registration and DNA…
Read MoreSC: Ex-Richland County deputy accused of stealing money from sex offenders
Source: wistv.com 7/28/25 A former deputy with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department was arrested after allegedly stealing money from sex offenders. RCSD said 31-year-old Jessica Way was arrested Monday and charged with petit larceny. The department said the charge was linked to an internal audit from July 16 that showed a $410 cash discrepancy from the sex offender registry receipts. The audit information was then given to the sheriff’s department’s criminal investigations division to open a case. According to authorities, the investigation found Way allegedly stole money from sex offenders…
Read MoreHow Parenting Changed After Etan Patz [fear of everything]
Source: nytimes.com 7/28/25 It was 1979, and Nils Johnson-Shelton had a lot in common with a classmate named Etan Patz. Both were 6-year-old boys with bowl cuts, the sons of artists living in lofts in SoHo. They rode the same bus to the same elementary school, where they both attended first grade. On the morning of May 25 that year, Etan went missing and was never found. His disappearance not only shocked New York City; it was later credited as the event that forever altered parenting, a word that had…
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