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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
·18 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…

Janice’s Journal: All Felons Deserve the Right to Vote

·April 30, 2019
·26 Comments

Although the next major election is more than a year away, it’s not too early to focus on who is eligible to vote. This issue is important because the total…

Janice’s Journal: Flowers of Justice are Blooming

·March 27, 2019
·29 Comments

Spring has begun and the flowers of justice are blooming. One of these flowers, which is especially beautiful and fragrant, is a decision issued today by the Massachusetts Supreme Court…

Janice’s Journal: When Will They Learn?

·February 26, 2019
·36 Comments

The CA state legislature began a new two-year session just last month. And in that short period of time, legislators are already heading down the wrong path. What path? The…

Janice’s Journal: Justice an Important Pillar

·January 21, 2019
·42 Comments

As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Day, it is important to remember that an essential pillar of his civil rights platform was Justice. ACSOL which is a civil rights…

Janice’s Journal: Registry Continues to Grow by Leaps and Bounds

·December 17, 2018
·33 Comments

The registry continues to grow by leaps and bounds. In fact, the registry grew by almost 5 percent during the past 12 months. That means there are currently more than…

Janice’s Journal: Church Guidelines Repeat Myths, Spread Fear

·November 15, 2018
·60 Comments

It is essential that registrants have access to church services because for some registrants the ability to worship at a church is more important than food, shelter and clothing. In…

Janice’s Journal: How Many Dead Registrants is Enough?

·October 11, 2018
·28 Comments

Today a registrant in Orange County, California, is dead. He may have died at the hands of another or he may have taken his own life. This brings the total…

Janice’s Journal: Pedophiles Deserve Death Penalty

·September 6, 2018
·64 Comments

The son of Rev. Billy Graham, Rev. Franklin Graham, declared on National Public Radio this weekend that pedophiles deserve the death penalty. He also declared that we are a nation…

Janice’s Journal: You May Be Eligible to Vote (CA)

·September 5, 2018
·19 Comments

The mid-term election will take place in about two months. And it is important that your voice as well as the voices of all eligible registrants be heard in that…

Janice’s Journal: Register Today as a Los Angeles County Poll Worker

·August 6, 2018
·81 Comments

[ACSOL] The Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters has adopted a policy that prohibits anyone convicted of a sex offense from working as a poll worker. This policy defies logic…

Janice’s Journal: Three Courts Issue Three Harmful Decisions

·July 13, 2018
·75 Comments

In the span of just one week, three courts have issued decisions that significantly harm registrants. Those decisions affect registrants’ marriages, homes and overseas travel. It’s a lot to absorb…

Janice’s Journal: Voting Rights Act for Registrants May Be Required

·June 5, 2018
·29 Comments

Today is election day. Today California voters will cast their ballots in a primary election that determines the nomination of candidates for offices from Insurance Commissioner to U.S. Senator as…

Janice’s Journal: Three Opportunities in Thirty Days

·April 12, 2018
·56 Comments

We have three opportunities during the next 30 days to Show Up – Stand Up – Speak Up. Our first opportunity is in Sacramento on April 24 when the Senate…

Janice’s Journal: Beware of False Prophets….and Some Lawyers’ Letters, Too

·February 26, 2018
·29 Comments

Attorneys have sent letters to registrants for many years. In the past, the rate and regularity of those letters has been slow and uneven. In the past, such letters were…

Janice’s Journal: Murder at the Hands of Vigilantes

·January 15, 2018
·70 Comments

It happened again. Another CA registrant was murdered by vigilantes for no reason other than he was required to register as a sex offender. This horror began when four men…