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NH: New York Must Offer Vaccine to All Prisoners Immediately, Judge Rules
[nytimes.com 3/29/21] A judge in the Bronx ruled that people incarcerated in the state’s prisons and jails had been arbitrarily excluded from the coronavirus vaccine rollout. New York must immediately begin to offer Covid vaccines to all incarcerated people in the state’s prisons and jails, a judge ruled on Monday, making the state one of few in the nation to provide doses to such...
NE: [18 year old] Grand Island man sentenced to 10 years in prison [for CP]
[theindependent.com - 3/28/21] LINCOLN — Max _____ of Grand Island was sentenced Friday in Lincoln by Chief U.S. District Judge John M. Gerrard for possession of child pornography. Max _____, who turns 19 on May 29, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and then will serve 12 years on supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. After serving his prison...
How you can search for bills and advocacy groups in your state
[ACSOL] How to search for state bills to call and write about: Go to LegiScan.com Scroll down to the National Legislative Search Select your state Type "sex" or any other words in the "Full Text Search" field Click the Search button How to search for federal bills to call and write about: Go to congress.gov Click the dropdown box at the top of the...
FL: 9 Investigates: Sex offender’s death could cost Brevard County taxpayers
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UK: In the courts: Andover father fined after paedophile confrontation
[andoveradvertiser.co.uk - 3/26/21] A man who confronted a convicted child sex offender in Andover has been handed a fine after he did not complete community service. As previously reported by The Advertiser, Matthew Jamie Doyle was given a community order after he tried to ‘expose’ the convicted paedophile in June 2019, with a requirement to complete unpaid work. ... The Advertiser reported at the...
WI: Pros and cons: Housing for released prisoners [including registrants] raises debate
[thetelegraph.com - 3/27/21] APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — Julie Angell was nervous. She was about to get out of prison, but didn’t have anywhere to go. Even with help, the challenges faced by many people getting out of prison can be immense and it isn’t uncommon for some to end up homeless if they’re unable to afford a place of their own or can’t find...
Janice’s Journal: Worse Than Murder?
As Executive Director of ACSOL, I listen every day to concerns expressed by registrants and/or their family members. Many of those concerns are focused upon challenges that registrants face in employment and housing. This column does not address those challenges. Instead, it addresses the overarching issue that registrants are often treated worse than individuals convicted of murder. Regardless of the sex offense for which...
IL: Current policies funnel large number of… [people] …into one building. That needs to change
[chicago.suntimes.com – 3/25/21] The state’s job is to balance the needs and rights of... [people with a prior conviction] ...with those of all others. A single building in Englewood, a neighborhood with plenty of struggles, has been home to not one or two or even three... [people listed on the registry] ...— but to literally dozens. That strange and — for most Americans —...
Action Alert for CA: Make Calls Now That Senate Rules Committee Advanced Senate Bill 615
[ACSOL] UPDATED NEWS: CA Senate Bill 615 Temporarily Suspended The California Senate Rules Committee advanced Senate Bill 615 by assigning the bill to the Senate Public Safety Committee. Although the Public Safety Committee has not yet set a date for consideration of SB 615, the deadline for the committee's consideration is April 30. "It is now time to start calling the five members of...
MT: Former Missoula man sues over ‘outdated’ sodomy convictions, sex offender requirement
[kpvi.com - 3/25/21] A man is taking Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen to federal court Tuesday for requiring people to register as sex offenders for past sodomy convictions. Randall _____ , 45, was convicted when he was 19 years old under an Idaho law that criminalized sex acts associated with homosexuality, according to the lawsuit he filed in December in U.S. District Court for...
CO: Sex abuse bill SB 73 easily clears House committee following lengthy negotiations
[coloradopolitics.com - 3/23/21] A bill to give future survivors of childhood sexual abuse and other types of misconduct unlimited time to take their perpetrators to court passed out of the House Judiciary Committee by a vote of 10-1 on Tuesday night, but only after a prolonged off-microphone conference to narrow the scope of the measure. As written, Senate Bill 73, which passed the Senate...
Trinidad: Public to know sex offenders if new law passed
[newsday.co.tt - 3/24/21] MEMBERS of the public will soon be able to learn the identities of any convicted sex offenders living amongst them, according to a new bill laid in the Senate on Tuesday in the name of Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi, the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill 2021. The Commissioner of Police (CoP) shall maintain a Public Sex Offender Website, the bill mandates, which...
MyLife.com Faces Class Action for Falsely Implying Man Was a Sex Offender
[floridaactioncommittee.org - 3/24/21] A website that offers to show you someone’s “reputation” and criminal history for a fee must face class action claims, after it allegedly suggested a Minnesota man was a sex offender when he only has traffic tickets. In a Tuesday ruling, Minnesota federal Judge Susan Nelson rejected MyLife.com’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff Brion Finlay’s proposed class action against the public information...
FL: Action News Jax Investigates: Homeless sex offenders become growing Florida problem
[actionnewsjax.com - 3/23/21] ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Residents listed on the sex offender registry in Florida must live in certain areas, but they are not required to have a permanent address. In one case, a predator in St. Johns County was listed as living in the woods behind a Winn Dixie. The individual has since moved, according to the Sheriff’s Office post. Action News...
ND: Shouldn’t we ask if ‘bias crime’ legislation actually works?
[thedickinsonpress.com - 3/23/21] Fargo-area politicians and activists will no doubt have a lot of success milking this issue for notoriety, and donations, but even if they're successful in implementing a policy, and even if that local policy withstands legal scrutiny under state law, it isn't likely to change much of anything. MINOT, N.D. — Bias crime laws, the new lingo for hate crime laws,...
ACSOL Phone Meeting April 17
Please join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci as well as ACSOL President and criminal defense attorney Chance Oberstein for our next phone meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, April 17, beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time and will last at least two hours. This meeting will be recorded and then posted as an audio recording within 24 hours....
CA: Detainee who pleaded for release from California ICE immigration center dies from COVID-19
[eastbaytimes.com - 3/23/21] Less than a year ago, Martin Vargas Arellano pleaded with a U.S. Immigration Court judge for humanitarian parole from the ICE Processing Center in Adelanto, saying his only wish was to “lead a quiet life and be at peace.” Suffering from myriad ailments — diabetes, hypertension, hepatitis C, cellulitis and gout — the 55-year-old San Bernardino man was among the most...
CA: California May End Archaic ‘Spousal Rape’ Distinction in Punishment
[nbclosangeles.com - 3/22/21] California is one of 11 states that still distinguish between spousal rape and rape, after Minnesota most recently eliminated the exception in 2019, according to proponents. The law currently requires anyone convicted of rape to register, but those convicted of spousal rape must register only under certain circumstances such as if the spouse was sentenced to state prison. It wasn't until...
AL: Sex offenders at a popular Huntsville homeless camp find it difficult to relocate
[waff.com - 3/22/21] HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - One week ago, Huntsville City and non-profit leaders announced that people living in a large homeless camp known as “tent city” would have to move. It was located on Mill Street, and was inside of the Church Street construction zone. We went to the location today and there are still a lot of tents, clothes, and personal...
TSA Precheck Available to Most Registrants
[ACSOL] TSA precheck is available to most people who have been convicted of a sex offense. In fact, the only registrants who are categorically excluded from the TSA precheck are those convicted of rape or aggravated assault. The list of those who are not eligible for TSA precheck includes, but is not limited to, individuals on a terrorist watchlist as well as those who...