ACSOL 2021 Monthly Phone Conference Meetings
ACSOL holds monthly phone conference meetings, usually the third Saturday of each month at 10 am Pacific Time. They last 2 to 3 hours. They are recorded and posted here within…
Federal Sentencing of Child Pornography: Non-Production Offenses
Source: ussc.gov 6/29/21 Overview (Published June 29, 2021) This report updates and expands upon the Commission's 2012 Report to the Congress: Federal Child Pornography Offenses. In this report, the Commission provides data…
The Punishment Economy: Winners and Losers in the Business of Mass Incarceration
Source: prisonlegalnews.org 5/1/21 by Daniel A. Rosen “This is an industry that profits from human suffering.” —David Fathi, Director, ACLU’s National Prison Project Starting with math may be a bad…
Emily Horowitz on the Failure of the Sex Offense Registry (Audio)
The Unspeakable Podcast w/Meghan Daum 6/13/2021 One sure way to lose a popularity contest is to fight for the rights of people convicted of a sex offense. But The National…
South Carolina Supreme Court Declares Lifetime Registration Without Court Assessment to be Unconstitutional
[ACSOL] The Supreme Court of South Carolina issued a decision today that declared unconstitutional lifetime registration in that state because the state does not provide registrants "any opportunity for judicial…
American Law Institute Adopts Revisions to Model Penal Code That Include Major Changes to Sex Offense Registries
[Ira Ellman of ACSOL - 6/9/21, UPDATED 6/11/21] On June 8, 2021 the membership of the American Law Institute gave its final approval to a revision of the Model Penal…
Legal Scholars to Consider Elimination of Public Registry Next Week
[ACSOL] Members of the American Law Institute (ALI), the most important and prestigious organization of legal scholars and prominent attorneys in the nation, will consider a proposal next week that…
India: Can rehab for people convicted of a sex offense help combat sexual violence?
[theweek.in] Sexual violence and the fear of sexual abuse has a profound and devastating effect on not only individuals, but entire communities. According to the 2019 annual report of the…
Does Banning People With Felonies From Dating Apps Actually Make Anyone Safer?
[themarshallproject.org - 5/20/21] Jason Hernandez got out of prison in 2015 and started making up for lost time. He’d done nearly 18 years on federal drug conspiracy charges, and only…
What makes school zones “safe” for children?
[floridaactioncommittee.org - 5/11/21] Dear Members and Advocates, What makes school zones “safe” for children? Residency restrictions and proximity ordinances preventing persons required to register as sex offenders from living or…
OR: Senate Bill 499 should become law
[eastoregonian.com - 5/8/21] Earl Bain was wrongfully convicted in Malheur County in 2009 and spent six years in prison. After the complaining witness in his case recanted her story, with…
Understanding Child Sexual Abusers
[themamabeareffect.org - 4/26/21] Addressing the misconception that all child sexual offenders are pedophiles and the reasons why people commit abuse against children. Introducing the typologies of abusers to help protective…
Jury is out — no matter the verdict, Congress must act
[cnn.com - 4/19/21] Van Jones is an attorney who has spent 25 years working for police accountability and criminal justice reform. (CNN) -America is bracing for a verdict. ...…
The Dobbs Wire: Flashback to 1996
[The Dobbs Wire (@TheDobbsWire) / Twitter - 4/19/21] A Massachusetts father writes about his young son -- an important matter requiring a trip to the police station. It's a powerful,…
American Sex Offender Policy Condemned as Human Rights Violation Before the United Nations
[justfactsnotfear.com - 3/19/21] Watch the video Visit justfactsnotfear.com/
ACSOL Board Member Ira Ellman Publishes Scholarly Work Claiming Registry Regime Is Motivated by Animus, Should Be Stricken
[ACSOL] ACSOL Board Member Ira Ellman has published a scholarly work that claims the registry regime is motivated by animus and should be stricken. This conclusion is based upon an…
Pornography Addiction an Unspoken ILL
[laprogressive.com - 4/9/21] Like a lot of teens of my generation, I discovered the novels of Kurt Vonnegut like a breath of fresh air apart from the assigned readings in…
SOHO Forum Debates the Registry
[womenagainstregistry.org - 3/31/21; Forum was 2/12/2018] Professor Emily Horowitz argues against the registry when she debates Professor Marci Hamilton. Watch the video