Commentary – ACSOL

Sex Offender Registry Requirements Leave Some Facing Stark Choices As Coronavirus Risks Grow

·April 3, 2020
·9 Comments

[theappeal.org - 4/3/20] A patchwork approach to the nation’s sex offense registry laws is leaving many of the 900,000 people on the country’s registries with a stark choice as COVID-19…

Kat’s Blog: We’re All in This Together, Or Are We?

·April 3, 2020
·16 Comments

Several news articles this week about Tampa Catholic Charities setting up a 100- tent homeless shelter called Hillsboro Hope, brought to mind the old biblical line “what so ever you…

Attorney General Barr Memo Excludes Release of Registrants

·March 31, 2020
·11 Comments

[ACSOL] It’s just come to my attention that Attorney General Barr recently issued a memorandum purporting to address the problem of COVID-19 for federal prisons, by recommending consideration of release from federal prison to…

Now More Than Ever, Prisoners Should Have Some Access to Social Media

·March 31, 2020
·2 Comments

[eff.org - 3/27/20] As the pandemic unfolds, state agencies should take a flexible approach to enforcement of restrictions on inmates’ ability to connect with the outside world. By Mark Rumold…

Strategies for reducing COVID-19 exposure [paper]

·March 29, 2020
·4 Comments

[mitchellhamline.edu - 3/28/20] SEX OFFENSE LITIGATION AND POLICY RESOURCE CENTER Strategies for reducing COVID-19 exposure by revising the implementation of registration policies, housing banishment laws, and other restrictions impacting people…

Kat’s Blog: Don’t Let Increased Stress Lead to Suicidal Thoughts

·March 27, 2020
·14 Comments

In August 2017 I wrote a blog piece for Women Against Registry titled “No More Suicides, Please”. Almost 3 years later I’m still receiving notices of comments on that piece,…

The Unethical Dilemma of an Offense Based Sex Offender Registration and Notification System and the Indiscriminate Effect on the Low Risk Offender

·March 27, 2020
·5 Comments

[floridaactioncommittee.org - 3/26/20] The Law Review article linked to below was written by Kenneth H. Browning, a third-year law student at Barry University School of Law. He examines ethics in…

Sex Registration and the COVID-19 Pandemic

·March 23, 2020
·21 Comments

[ACSOL] A word or two concerning sex registration and the COVID-19 pandemic. As the landscape continues to change, and additional containment measures go into effect, I want to assure you…

Kat’s Blog: Things That Make You Go, Hmmm

·March 20, 2020
·25 Comments

Not wanting to fill jails during the coronavirus, LA police have decreased the amount of arrests they make from 300 per day to 60. A sort of “catch and release…

Kat’s Blog: The Hypocrisy of Society

·March 13, 2020
·24 Comments

By now we are all on coronavirus overload. It’s a serious pandemic. We hear about it all day long, watch newscasts of cruise ships that are forbidden from docking, parked…

Five lessons pandemics can teach us about criminal justice reform

·March 9, 2020
·12 Comments

[prisonpolicy.org - 2/6/20] No need to wait for pandemics: The public health case for criminal justice reform We offer five examples of policies that could slow the spread of a…

Should the United States Use Chemical Castration For Sex Offenders?

·March 9, 2020
·26 Comments

[thelibertarianrepublic.com - 3/7/20] The term “castration” brings a chill to every man. The idea of having your ‘junk’ cut off is horrifying. It’s barbaric. Castration is like the archaic practice…

Kat’s Blog: If Not You, Then Who?

·March 6, 2020
·14 Comments

If asked, would you join a lawsuit as a “John Doe”? Recently I was asked that question by a registrant who was in the process of having to consider just…

Kat’s Blog: App. Goes to Disturbing Lengths to Catch Predators

·February 28, 2020
·13 Comments

Good Morning America has run two recent segments on a parental control phone monitoring app. called Bark. For a fee, the tech company advertises that it’s app. can monitor your…

MI: Forum: Re-examine child sexual abuse policy

·February 27, 2020
·0 Comments

[record-eagle.com - 2/26/20] Kristen Burgess took a courageous step forward (Record-Eagle, Jan. 5) to shed light on the community’s response to intrafamilial sexual abuse. When I started my career in…

Time to Purge Bloated Sex Offender Registries

·February 22, 2020
·21 Comments

[creators.com - 2/22/20] Those who fight for a more equitable way to keep track of sexual predators won a big victory in Michigan last week. That is a state with…

Kat’s Blog: The Power of Intimidation

·February 21, 2020
·8 Comments

It’s a phone message you don’t want. Someone from the registry office calling. “This is Mr. ……, call me back, ASAP”. Your mind goes into overdrive. What did I do?…

Kat’s Blog: Maryland Mom’s Petition Misrepresents Registrants

·February 16, 2020
·4 Comments

A mother in Maryland has a change.org petition which seeks to overhaul Maryland state guidelines/Bill 320 for “sex offenders” by requiring lifetime supervision. (The full article can be read on…

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