General News – ACSOL

CA: Root and Rebound Rapidly is Responding to Our Communities’ Needs by Expanding Support During Covid-19

·March 27, 2020
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[rootandrebound.org - 3/26/20] Dear Community, As an organization that serves, supports, and advocates for the rights of people who have been impacted by mass incarceration--people who are currently and formerly…

NARSOL / ACSOL Phone Meeting March 29

·March 26, 2020
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NARSOL and ACSOL will once again join forces for a special Action News Alert phone meeting on the afternoon of Sunday, March 29, from 1 to 3 p.m. Pacific Time,…

Looking For Research Participants: Registered Sex Offenders, Male Or Female, 18 Years Of Age Or Older

·March 23, 2020
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[montclair.edu] [Note from Janice: I recommend you take part in this survey because I have corroborated Dr. Lisa Anne Zilney, her professorship at Montclair State University and her past scholarly…

Please participate in SORS (Sex Offense Registry Study)

·March 12, 2020
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[sorstudy.org] [Note from Janice: I can attest that this is a legitimate study] We are looking for research participants who can help us learn about important issues related to sex…

Many CA Registrants Eligible to Vote

·March 5, 2020
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The State of California allows many, although not all, registrants to vote in every election (local, state, federal). There are three basic criteria to determine a person's eligibility to vote:…

General Comments March 2020

·March 2, 2020
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Comments that are not specific to a certain post should go here, for the month of March 2020. Contributions should relate to the cause and goals of this organization and…

Conference Call March 2 to Discuss Three Important Cases

·February 26, 2020
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NARSOL and ACSOL will have a three-hour conference call on March 2nd, beginning at 7:00 pm Eastern time. We will be discussing what's likely to happen next in three important…

Letter: The punishment must fit the crime

·February 14, 2020
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About 100 U.S. teachers, mostly women, are charged with sex crimes each year, although many others go unreported. Affairs between teachers and students are becoming more common in both the…

Registrant Workforce Training Program (Los Angeles)

·February 7, 2020
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Please see the Program Flyer for details Program Flyer

General Comments February 2020

·February 1, 2020
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Comments that are not specific to a certain post should go here, for the month of February 2020. Contributions should relate to the cause and goals of this organization and…

Rep. Smith Meets With Trump; Says Int’l Megan’s Law Is Working

·January 31, 2020
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Your local congressman, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ4) held a press conference with U.S. Dept. of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Tuesday, where he talked about the success of his 2008 bill,…

ACSOL Lobby Day 2/11 — please keep calling and writing

·January 28, 2020
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Thanks to those who showed up on the 2/11 ACSOL Lobby Day, which focused on needed changes to the Tiered Registry Law that will take effect in 2021. Changes included…

International Travel 2020

·January 25, 2020
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In this International Travel 2020 post, the information is identical to the International Travel 2019 post. We added a new post for 2020 in order to keep the discussion manageable.…

Distinguished Speakers, Informative Panels Added to ACSOL Conference

·January 21, 2020
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Social justice leader Alissa Ackerman and civil rights attorney Aaron Marcus have been added to the 4th Annual ACSOL Conference to be held on May 29 and May 30 in…

Sex Offender Laws Are Broken. These Women Are Working To Fix Them.

·January 19, 2020
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Sandy Rozek is the polar opposite of what comes to mind when you hear the word activist. A 78-year-old great-grandmother and retired high school English teacher who lives in Houston, Rozek…

Kat’s Blog: People Will Try Anything to Get Off the Registry

·January 19, 2020
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In Jefferson County, Tennessee this week, 2 people were charged with forging the signature of a mental health counselor in order to get one of them removed from the North…

FL: NPR Station to discuss sex offender issues at 1:00PM today.

·January 16, 2020
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Today at 1:00PM on South Florida’s NPR affiliate 91.3, they will be running a story on sex offenders. For those in the South Florida area, you can listen live on…

NY: Why Keeping People With Sex Offense Convictions Off Social Media Sites Does Little To Make Those Sites Safe

·January 14, 2020
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal purports to take sexual violence seriously, but it aggressively ignores reality in favor of lazy solutions. Full Opinion Piece By Guy Hamilton-Smith, ACSOL Board…

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