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CA: For Incarcerated Students in California, Education Is a Collective Endeavor
Source: truthout.org 12/1/25 Often denied access to the books and materials they need, incarcerated students rely on mutual aid to succeed. Kenneth Butler, an inside-outside prison education training coach who grew up in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, spent 15 years incarcerated prior to his release from prison in June 2021. He’s since implemented reentry programs and conducted recidivism research in Uganda while...
General Comments Dec 2025
Comments that are not specific to a certain post should go here, for the month of Dec 2025. Contributions should relate to the cause and goals of this organization and please, keep it courteous and civil. This section is not intended for posting links to news articles without additional relevant comment. Other months General Comments
CA: Major Victory for Female Registrants on Parole
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) agreed today to immediately stop using the FSORA tool for women on parole who have been convicted of a sex offense. In addition, CDCR has agreed to reclassify all female registrants as low risk within 12 months. Further, CDCR will review all female registrants on a case-by-case basis to determine whether they should be reassigned from...
MN: Minnesota dad murders registrant with moose antler while under ‘after he stalked his 1-year-old daughter’ delusion
Source: themirror.com 11/24/25 Levi Axtell was charged with second-degree murder for the 2023 killing of Lawrence Scully, an elderly sex offender. A judge ruled that Levi Axtell, a Minnesota father who was charged with killing an elderly sex offender, could not stand trial after ruling him incompetent. ... “The Court finds that Mr. Axtell is currently not competent to proceed because he suffers...
ACSOL/FAC Action Alert for Monday, 11/24/2025: Call now to stop TN registrant residence alert system
Source: Florida Action Committee 11/24/25 This event is past Unfortunately, it passed: News – WJLE Radio New links: DeKalb County Tennessee commission website Commissioner Seeks Approval for County to Establish Sex Offender Notification System to Alert Neighborhoods (wjle.com 11/24/25) Listen to board meetings on the radio Please call now to help stop this from passing. Today, Monday 11/24/25 at 3:30...
Canada: The Canadian Supreme Court actually did the right thing in its child pornography ruling
Source: theconversation.com 11/23/25 The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in the Attorney General of Québec v. Senneville struck down one-year mandatory minimum sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography. Immediately, politicians and commentators denounced the ruling. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have urged Ottawa to invoke Section 33, also known as the notwithstanding clause, of the Charter of Rights...
OH: The latest fad: prohibiting registrants from living within 2,000 feet of their victims’ homes
Source: ohiohouse.gov 11/19/25 ... Under current law, sex offenders are prohibited from living near schools and childcare centers but can legally reside near their victims. House Bill 102 addresses this issue by prohibiting registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of their victims’ homes and loitering within 1,000 feet of their victims’ residence. ... Read the full article
ICE Worker Arrested in Sex Trafficking Sting Told Police, ‘I’m ICE, Boys’
Source: newsweek.com 11/19/25 A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement worker was among 16 men arrested in a Minnesota trafficking investigation that targeted individuals seemingly attempting to solicit a minor for sex, police said. Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said at a news conference on Tuesday that the three-day "Operation Creep" began on November 5 and focused on identifying people seeking to purchase sex from a 17-year-old...
CA: CASOMB 11/20/25 Agency Reports Show Changes in Registrants in Custody, Petitions Filed and Granted, etc.
The California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB) met recently. Several state agency reports were presented, reflecting changes in registrant statistics. Below is a chart of registrant statistics showing: The category The registrant numbers for the most recent meeting date The registrant numbers for the previous meeting date The most recent registrant numbers minus the previous meeting numbers (plus means increase, minus means...
IL: Guard at sexual offender treatment facility sentenced for child pornography dissemination
Source: myjournalcourier.com 11/19/25 RUSHVILLE — A former security guard and therapy aide at a center for the treatment of sexual offenders has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for disseminating child sexual abuse material. Billy R. _____, 45, of Rushville was arrested in March on two counts of dissemination of child pornography and 10 counts of possession of child pornography. Billy pleaded guilty...
Smarter Federal Supervision: Cut Costs And Improve Fairness
Source: forbes.com 11/11/25 A Growing Focus on Post-Prison Supervision In recent discussions on criminal justice reform, attention has shifted from sentencing laws to what happens after prison. The federal supervised release system, originally intended to help people transition successfully back into the community, has become a major point of debate among policymakers, researchers, and reform advocates. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich recently wrote in a...
FL: Former Miami-Dade cop dead of apparent suicide days before child pornography sentencing
Source: nbcmiami.com 11/18/25 [ACSOL comment: Another tragic and unnecessary loss] Former Miami-Dade Police Sgt. James ____ died by apparent suicide in the Federal Detention Center-Miami Monday just days before he faced a minimum 15-year sentence for producing and possessing child sexual abuse videos, his attorney has confirmed to NBC6. The attorney, Michael Catalano, said the Bureau of Prisons informed him on Monday that James...
FL: ‘Missy’s Law’ filed with hopes to prohibit the release of sex offenders while awaiting sentencing
Source: wctv.tv 11/18/25 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A Florida bill, intended to prohibit the release of sexual offenders on bail while they await sentencing, was filed Tuesday. “Missy’s Law,” filed by Representative Sam Greco, is named after 5-year-old Missy Mogle, who was found unresponsive at a southeast Tallahassee home in May. Since then, her mom, Chloe Spencer, and stepdad, Daniel Spencer, were both arrested after...
Is the Federal Prohibition on Felon Firearm Possession Constitutional?
Source: reason.com 11/16/25 Judge Willett thinks that some federal statutes have been interpreted and applied in ways that conflict with the notion that the federal government only has limited and enumerated powers. Arnett Jackson Bonner has multiple felony convictions. This means he cannot possess a firearm. Under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), convicted felons may not "possess in or affecting commerce, any firearm or...
ACSOL Online Meeting December 20, 2025 With Special Speaker
You are invited to join ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci and President attorney Elie Miller to our next meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, December 20 online on Zoom beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time, 1:00 PM Eastern, and will last at least two hours. You can use the Zoom app or you can call in using a Zoom phone number. We...
UK: Moral Panic About Rough Sex Gives Way to Censorship in the UK
Source: reason.com 11/12/25 British regulators and lawmakers are hot on a measure that would make possessing or publishing strangulation porn a crime. Second-wave feminism of the worst sort is alive and well in Britain, apparently. The United Kingdom is on its way to criminalizing depictions of choking during sex, in a move it describes as boosting "protection for women and girls." The ban wouldn't...
FL: Florida to seek death penalty against child rapist; asks SCOTUS to reconsider execution precedent
Source: floridaphoenix.com 11/12/25 AG Uthmeier cites accusations against nanny who recorded himself molesting at least 5 children. While announcing that Florida will seek the death penalty for a 36-year-old nanny indicted for raping multiple young children, including a three-year-old, Attorney General James Uthmeier called on the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday to reverse a decades-old decision declaring it unconstitutional to execute child rapists. Uthmeier...
AZ: Judge rejects claim that the Arizona sex offender lifetime registration violates constitutional rights
Source: azmirror.com 11/11/25 The state is justified in tracking residencies and online identities of convicted child sex offenders, the court ruled A federal judge shot down a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Arizona’s sex offender registration laws, ruling that the state is justified in tracking the residencies and online identities of people convicted of crimes against children. “It is plain that Arizona has...
PA: Bill seeks to close ‘loophole’ for AI-generated child sexual abuse materials
Source: penncapital-star.com 11/10/25 A two-hour state Senate committee hearing explored the use of artificial intelligence to create images and videos depicting children — sometimes real, sometimes “synthetic” — in sexually suggestive poses or acts. Possession of these kinds of images is already illegal in Pennsylvania, but the technology continues to develop faster than legislation can keep up. Protecting children “from the harmful aspects of...
FL: Registrant arrested for crossing a school parking lot (entrapment by geography)
Source: tapinto.net and FAC 11/10/25 MELBOURNE, FL – Melbourne police arrested a 46-year-old Cocoa man Nov. 6 after officers said he was walking through the parking lot of Melbourne High School in violation of a local ordinance restricting registered sex offenders from entering certain areas. Why was the man arrested near Melbourne High School? According to an affidavit signed by Officer Emily Renken, Renken and Officer McGaha...