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…
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Sex 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 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…
Read MoreSex Offenders: An Overlooked but Significant Subpopulation of the Homeless [paper]
Source: ciceroinstitute.org 4/28/25 Executive Summary The homeless population in the United States is very diverse. Over the last decade, scholars have made considerable progress in advancing our understanding of the various subpopulations and the myriad drivers of homelessness that are associated with each. But even as researchers have found a history of criminal offending in a sizeable proportion of homeless people, analyses of criminal history and homelessness remain simplistic and underdeveloped. Homeless sex offenders present a special case of interest within this subpopulation because of their unique set of social…
Read MoreU.S. Sexual Assault Rate Continues to Decrease
Source: counciloncj.org Jan 2025 The sexual assault rate in the United States continues to decrease, according to a newly released study from the Council on Criminal Justice. Overall, the rate of sexual assault in 2024 was about 26 percent lower than the rate in 2019. The report includes forcible rape and statutory rape among other sex offenses in its definition of sexual assault. The decline in the sexual assault rate began in the year 2019 and has continued since that time. Read the full article
Read More‘Rape Club’ Prison’s Legacy Continues to Haunt in Criminal, Civil Trials– Even the Warden Was Involved
Source: dailymuck.com 10/9/24 FCI Dublin’s official website shows an innocuous, even peaceful atmosphere at the prison, which became notorious for the pervasive and depraved sexual abuse of inmates. How can anyone forget the years of sexual assault, rape, humiliation and terror that the staff of the infamous Dublin, Calif. federal women’s prison inflicted on its unfortunate residents? Seven employees of Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Dublin– a low-security prison– have been convicted or pled guilty to charges of sexual abuse of inmates in the past few years. No doubt their wrists…
Read MoreA vanishingly small number of violent sex crimes end in conviction, NBC News investigation shows
Source: nbcnews.com 1/10/25 [ACSOL is showing you this because it is very disturbing and will be used against us] Data from eight major cities shows that less than 4% of sex crimes result in conviction Less than 4% of reported rapes, sexual assaults, and child sex abuse allegations in certain cities across the United States ever result in a sex crime conviction, an NBC News investigation found. The results of the investigation — based on a review of thousands of documents from police departments, prosecutors and courts in cities from…
Read MoreA Prosecutor Allegedly Told a Witness To Destroy Evidence. He Can’t Be Sued for It.
Source: reason.com 10-2024 Absolute immunity protects prosecutors even when they commit serious misconduct on the job. Consider the following hypothetical: You are jailed for two years as you await trial for murder. You are facing the death penalty. You have cancer, which had been in remission until you were incarcerated without proper treatment and monitoring. And, it turns out, you were charged based on a false witness statement, a fact that the local prosecutor allegedly encouraged the destruction of evidence to obscure. Now imagine suing that prosecutor and being told…
Read MoreThe strange world of pedophile hunters
Source: thespectator.com Essex, England It’s a Wednesday evening, and I’m getting psyched up to go catch a pedophile with the boys. Playlist on, rocking down the A12 and chatting to my new mate, Nick, in his van. There’s a man not far from here who thinks he’s going to meet an underage girl tonight. He doesn’t know that we’ll be pulling up instead and that his sick fantasy — and his life as he knows it — will be over. Nick is a guy I met on Facebook who runs…
Read MorePorn addiction a serious mental health issue
Source: uintacountyherald.com 6/19/24 Most people recognize the harm and dangers of drugs, alcohol and nicotine addiction, but porn addiction is often overlooked and not recognized due to the taboo nature of the subject. Most people don’t want to think about it, let alone talk about it. Porn addiction often begins at a young age due to technology and the internet making it more available than ever before. Gary Wilson, teacher of anatomy and physiology in Scotland and author of “Your Brain on Porn,” wrote, “The neurological impact of frequent exposure…
Read MoreGet the Facts on Mass Incarceration
Source: sentencingproject.org 5/22/24 Report highlights the growth in state and federal prison populations since the early 1970s, and its far reaching effect on families, communities, and society as a whole. The United States is unparalleled historically and ranks among the highest worldwide in its dependence on incarceration.1 Over five million people in total are under supervision by the criminal legal system.2 Of these, nearly two million people, disproportionately Black, are living in prisons and jails instead of their communities. Compare this to the figures of the early 1970s when this…
Read MoreA Widely Used Criminal Justice Algorithm For Assessing Child Pornography Recidivism Is Flawed
Source: scientificamerican.com 5/20/24 The CPORT algorithm, commonly used to estimate the risk that a child pornography offender will offend again, hasn’t been validated for use in the U.S. In today’s criminal justice system, there are more than 400 algorithms on the market that inform important legal decisions like sentencing and parole. Much like insurance companies use algorithms to set premiums, judges use risk assessment algorithms to estimate the likelihood someone will become a repeat offender when they render prison sentences. Generally speaking, lower-risk offenders can and do receive shorter prison…
Read MoreSex Offender Registry Requirements Across the United States
Source: Probation Information probationinfo.org Can a registered sex offender go on vacation? Does a sex offender have to register if they visit a different state? It depends on the state, and how long the registrant will be there. Some jurisdictions require registrants to notify authorities immediately, while others allow limited stays without requiring registration. Registrants currently under supervision usually need permission from their Parole or Probation Officer before traveling and should always consult their supervising officer. This comparison chart is intended to be a quick reference guide to compare the…
Read MoreAn 18-Year-Old Had Consensual Sex With a 16-Year-Old. He Went to Jail for 6 Years
Source: yahoo.com 10/18/23 When Henry was 18, he had sex with a 16-year-old he met on a dating app who said they were 18 too. The 16-year-old’s parents found out, summoned the cops, and Henry was charged with a sex offense. He took a plea: no jail time, and seven years on the sex offense registry. Henry’s story is one of about 60 that appear in a new book by sociologist Emily Horowitz: From Rage to Reason: Why We Need Sex Crime Laws Based on Facts Not Fear. If you…
Read MorePatty Wetterling–advocate for a federal sex offender registry–speaks on Ted Talk
Source: knsiradio.com 9/14/23 (KNSI) – TEDx St. Cloud is set for Thursday, October 12th, inside the Paramount Theatre. The program runs from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. and will feature talks from six presenters. … Patty Wetterling will deliver what is sure to be an emotional address. She became an advocate for a federal sex offender registry and other child safety measures after her 11-year-old son was abducted and eventually killed in October 1989. Read the full article
Read MoreInmates Need Internet to Prepare for Life After Prison
Source: wired.com 6/30/23 I’ve been in federal prison for 17 years. During that time, I have watched flip phones become iPhones, EVs become ubiquitous, and AI start to take over the world—albeit not quite the way Terminator envisioned it (yet). Still, I have been largely unable to use that technology myself. I could only read about it in magazines and newspapers, watching the 21st century unfold using 17th-century methods. I didn’t physically hold a smart device until the US Federal Bureau of Prisons started selling tablets—last year. This isn’t all…
Read MoreWhat is Megan’s Law? Hear how advocate pursued this 27 years ago [video]
Source: Channel KPRC 2 Click2Houston on YouTube 5/17/23 Watch the video
Read MoreHow Parole Conditions Trapped Me in Homelessness
Source: theappeal.org 5/9/23 The severe restrictions I face while on supervision effectively serve as a ban on stable housing. The terms of this arrangement have left me technically homeless, forced to live in a motel. … The terms of this arrangement have left me homeless—at least technically. I currently live in a Super 8 motel. It is a nuisance, but also a comfort. I get the comfort of a mattress, a room of my own, and a hot shower. It’s better than the alternatives of living on the street,…
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