General News – ACSOL

Inside an innovative program helping sex offenders reintegrate into society – and why it works

·May 11, 2020
·5 Comments

[theconversation.com - 5/10/20] In recent years, the biggest increases in Australia’s prison population have come from people convicted of sexual offences. From 2017-18, this segment of the prison population increased…

8th Circuit Deems Failure to Register a “Crime of Moral Turpitude”

·May 8, 2020
·13 Comments

[floridaactioncommittee.org - 5/8/20} The US Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit ruled yesterday that Failure to Register as a Sex Offender constitutes a crime of moral turpitude. In Bakor…

May Newsletter from the Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center

·May 6, 2020
·2 Comments

The Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center distributes electronically, and free of charge, a monthly newsletter detailing new caselaw, scholarship, and other important developments in the field of sex…

A $5 Billion Proposal to Fight Online Child Sexual Abuse

·May 5, 2020
·17 Comments

New legislation would try to curb the illegal imagery with record levels of funding for law enforcement. The bill, coming in response to a Times investigation, also calls for a…

General Comments May 2020

·May 4, 2020
·73 Comments

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

Nevada Registrants Are Needed for Plea Bargain Study

·May 2, 2020
·11 Comments

[Janice approves this study] Dr. Lisa Anne Zilney of Montclair State University in New Jersey is looking for Nevada research participants for a study titled "Contextualizing the experiences of sexual…

Why Will This FBI Agent Not Be Prosecuted for Child Porn?

·April 20, 2020
·10 Comments

We don’t know why the Department of Justice declined to prosecute the supervisory FBI analyst who “knowingly possessed child pornography” in violation of federal law. We don’t know how many…

IL: Lawsuit – Release Sex Offenders Who Have Served Their Time

·April 9, 2020
·20 Comments

Sex offenders who have completed their sentences but are still being held in Illinois prisons should be released as part of the effort to reduce the state’s prison population during…

FL: Broward jail inmate with coronavirus dies at hospital

·April 8, 2020
·5 Comments

[sun-sentinel.co - 4/8/20] A convicted sex offender became the first Broward County inmate to die from the new coronavirus, underscoring concern over how the pandemic will pose problems for detention…

MI: Judge: State sex offender registry can’t be enforced in pandemic

·April 6, 2020
·80 Comments

[detroitnews.com - 4/6/20] A federal judge is commanding state authorities to stop enforcing rules under the Michigan Sex Offender Registry Act during the coronavirus pandemic. According to an interim order…

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

·April 5, 2020
·18 Comments

[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…

General Comments April 2020

·April 5, 2020
·144 Comments

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

Probation and Parole Officers Are Rethinking Their Rules As Coronavirus Spreads

·April 3, 2020
·9 Comments

Social distancing is pressing officials across the country to skip traditional methods such as jailing people for “technical violations” like missing check-ins. Full Article

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

·March 27, 2020
·0 Comments

[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
·9 Comments

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,…

Please participate in SORS (Sex Offense Registry Study)

·March 12, 2020
·51 Comments

[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
·13 Comments

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
·125 Comments

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…