Janice’s Journal

Janice’s Journal: Mourning the Loss of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

·September 19, 2020
·12 Comments

After a long battle with cancer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died yesterday. She and her wisdom will be missed profoundly. As a civil rights attorney, an appellate…

Janice’s Journal: Zombies versus Sex Offenders?

·August 23, 2020
·20 Comments

A friend recently referred to a TV series, IZombie, as a TV show in which some Zombies are portrayed in a positive light. That is, she said, there are good…

Janice’s Journal: CA Action Alert: It’s Time to Protest Exclusion of Registrants from Prison Releases

·July 29, 2020
·49 Comments

In my last column, I implored the California Department of Corrections (CDC) to include registrants in its release of prisoners that began on July 1 due to a growing number…

Janice’s Journal: Let My People Go

·June 28, 2020
·20 Comments

How dare they! How dare the CA Department of Corrections[1] once again deny rights to individuals solely because they have been convicted of a sex offense. Didn’t they learn? The…

Janice’s Journal: Take Your Knee Off of My Neck

·June 7, 2020
·49 Comments

I became a grandmother for the first time a week ago. It’s a moment I have been looking forward to, and planning for, many years. Who knew it would take…

Janice’s Journal: The Stage Is Set, But Will the Players Play

·May 9, 2020
·30 Comments

California Governor Gavin Newsom has set the stage for the end of in-person registration during the COVID-19 pandemic. He did so by issuing an Executive Order that authorizes and encourages…

Janice’s Journal: The Punishment Does Not Fit the Crime

·April 9, 2020
·37 Comments

A registrant died yesterday in a Florida jail. He was put into that jail about 60 days ago because he forgot to report his new home address to local law…

Janice’s Journal: High Risk COVID-19 Registrants Required to Register in Person

·March 18, 2020
·65 Comments

As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the nation and the world, local law enforcement agencies continue to require all registrants – even those with multiple high-risk factors – to register…

Janice’s Journal: Have You Noticed?

·March 3, 2020
·16 Comments

Have you noticed there is a change in the relationship between the Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) and the National Association for Rational Sex Offense Laws (NARSOL)? We…

Janice’s Journal: 20/20: The Year of Perfect Vision

·January 16, 2020
·20 Comments

We have now begun the year 2020. When I first used the year on a personal check, the digits of that number popped out at me. 2020. Where have I…

Janice’s Journal: A Line in the Sand

·December 16, 2019
·60 Comments

We have drawn a line in the sand. No longer will we accept governmental decisions that exclude registrants from benefits provided to the rest of society. Instead, we will challenge…

Janice’s Journal: The Best Defense is a Good Offense

·November 2, 2019
·36 Comments

Have you noticed? The winds are shifting for the registrant community. One solid example of that is the recent federal court decision in Georgia that determined that the three registrant…

Janice’s Journal: The Big Picture

·September 27, 2019
·78 Comments

I founded California Reform Sex Offender Laws, the predecessor of the Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) eight years ago in September 2011. I did so after reading the…

Janice’s Journal: Child Pornography Laws Should Protect, Not Prosecute Children

·August 29, 2019
·27 Comments

The highest state court in Maryland ruled yesterday that a teenage girl could be prosecuted for distributing “child pornography” because she shared a one-minute video in which she was engaged…

Janice’s Journal: Watch this movie! And recommend it to others!

·August 19, 2019
·15 Comments

The newly released movie, "Brian Banks", deserves attention. A lot of attention. Attention from every person required to register as a sex offender as well as his/her family and friends.…

Janice’s Journal: Georgia Law Punishes Registrants, Breaks Up Families

·July 18, 2019
·29 Comments

Registrants and their families are suffering in the State of Georgia. The cause of their greatest concern is a state law that prohibits anyone convicted of a sex offense that…

Janice’s Journal: Court Decision an Important Point on Path to Tipping Point

·June 24, 2019
·16 Comments

Another court has spoken the truth: registration is punishment. That court is Division III of the Colorado Court of Appeals. The case is People v. In the Interest of T.B.…

Janice’s Journal: Today is A Day to Remember

·May 27, 2019
·17 Comments

Today is Memorial Day. A day to remember those who paid the “ultimate price” as members of the U.S. Armed Forces. As a U. S. Navy veteran, I salute those…