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A Critical Assessment of the First Step Act’s Recidivism-Reduction Measures

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ABSTRACT The First Step Act of 2018 (“FSA”) is the most impactful federal sentencing reform of the past 40 years. While the Act represents a partial resurgence of the rehabilitative model of imprisonment, which had fallen out of favor decades before, it also represents a missed opportunity to fully integrate evidence-based rehabilitation programs for those offenders who pose the greatest risks to public safety. The public has a strong interest in reducing recidivism, particularly among violent offenders, most of whom will be released from federal prison eventually. The FSA incentivizes…

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CA: Sex Trafficking Fight Erupts Over Punishment for Soliciting Minors

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Democrats did the right thing, got attacked for it, then caved.   Elizabeth Nolan Brown It’s rare to see politicians of any stripe fight against sex-trafficking overreach—or any tough-on-crime gestures, really. In California, Democrats have been finding out what happens when you do. After pushing back somewhat against an overly carceral bill targeting prostitution customers, they were tarred by Republicans as having voted “to protect predators” and being “a threat to our kids’ safety.” It’s become “the biggest controversy Sacramento has seen in a while,” notes The Sacramento Bee. Now, of course, Democrats are…

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CA SB 286: The bill excluding violent sex offenders from elderly parole

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — (KBAK/FOX58) California State Senator Brian Jones, the Senate Minority Leader, has voiced strong support for Senate Bill 286, which seeks to exclude some violent sex offenders from being eligible from elderly parole. Jones suggested that the bill should not even require debate, stating, “We should not have to have a Senate bill for this because it should have never been passed in the first place.” Jones emphasized the significance of the legislation, saying, “This is such a major policy change that affects the entire state.” He expressed surprise…

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MO: Guy Hamilton Smith: Nine Families from Missouri

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By Guy Hamilton Smith April 1, 2025 Nine Families from Missouri Two things happened this past week that have been in process for years. Most important first: we went to trial. Nine pseudonymous plaintiffs in a civil rights lawsuit offered evidence in a federal trial in Jefferson City, Missouri about the impact that the sex offense registry has had on them. This case, like many others like it around the country, has largely centered on the question of whether or not the registry is punishment. Amongst the claims that survived…

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Action Alert for CA! Call and Write Now, then Show Up to Committee April 8 Hearing on Senate Bill 680 That Could Add 30,000 People to Registry

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The CA Senate Public Safety Committee is scheduled to conduct a hearing April 8 regarding Senate Bill 680 that could add up to 30,000 people to the registry!   “We must stop this bill in order to prevent the addition of thousands of people to the California registry,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci.  “A similar bill (Senate Bill 1218) was introduced last year and ACSOL as well as other organizations were able to stop it due to our strong opposition.”   (1) SEND A LETTER:    Please send a…

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Janice’s Journal: The Importance of Tenacity

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On March 3, a group of individuals representing dozens of organizations will gather near the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court.  When they do so, they will repeat for the third time efforts to educate the Court regarding the significant harm caused by their decision, Smith v. Doe, issued in the year 2003. Some may ask why it is necessary to repeat these efforts.  After all, the Court did not appear to care or perhaps even to know that people in the past have stood in front of the building…

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Data center outage

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The data center that hosts the ACSOL website had a total outage with over 15 hours of downtime. Systems were restored late last night. ACSOL website  https://all4consolaws.org Root cause:  Server down Incident started at 2025-02-14 10:18:25 PST Resolved at 2025-02-14 21:44:49 PST Duration: 15 hours and 26 minutes Hopefully everything is back to normal now but if you notice any unresolved issues with our website not working properly, then please send us an email. media  at  all4consolaws.org      

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Domestic Travel 2025

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This post is intended as a place for discussions about Domestic Travel ONLY. Please help us by sticking to the topic of Domestic Travel only. Scroll down this page to make a comment in the form. ==== Links: A2TwoZee domestic travel blog To see the “State & Territorial Visitor Registration Laws Guide” chart, scroll down to that section and click on the “HERE” link. To see the map of states, click on the “HERE” link to the right of “Summary Map”. Domestic travel information (Probation Information Network)

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International Travel 2025

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This post is intended as a place for discussions about International Travel ONLY. We added a new post for this year in order to keep the discussion manageable.  For more information and previous discussions on the topic, please see the pages in the International Travel menu named International Travel [year number]  Click here for the latest International Travel Information and Resources Scroll down this page to make a comment in the form      

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SORNA Case Advances in Federal Court; PLF Files Motion for Summary Judgment

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The Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) filed a motion for summary judgment on November 18 in its pending case that challenges current federal SORNA regulations.  The U.S. Department of Justice is required to file its opposing brief to this motion no later than December 23.  The PLF will have a final opportunity to support its motion in a response due no later than January 24, 2025.  A hearing on the motion is scheduled to be held on March 10, 2025. In its motion, the PLF argued that the SORNA regulations are…

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FL:What’s behind the recent uptick in local child predator arrests?

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — This week, we have seen an alarming number of child predators arrested. Is that because there are more cases out there, or is law enforcement getting better at catching these criminals? Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers credits that success largely to social media sites and app developers, that are helping to weed out bad actors.   “A lot of these platforms have really complied, not just with our requests for subpoenas, but really been somewhat voluntary with us,” he told CBS12 News. “These companies have…

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