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CA: New AB 218 law allowing childhood sexual assault victims more time to report draws widespread praise

·January 1, 2020
·8 Comments

CALIFORNIA: [ocregister.com - 10/15/19] AB 218 extends statute of limitations allowing victims to file lawsuits up until age 40. Advocates, lawyers and victims across the state on Monday lauded…

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CA: State court revives psychotherapist challenge to law on patients who reveal child porn activity

·December 27, 2019
·36 Comments

[sfchronicle.com - 12/26/19] The California Supreme Court revived a challenge by psychotherapists Thursday to a state law requiring them to notify the government about any patient who has viewed child…

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CA: Federal Court Voids San Diego Residency Restrictions [NEW LINKS]

·November 20, 2019
·25 Comments

[New related links added] [ACSOL] A federal district court determined today that San Diego's residency restrictions are void. As a result, the city cannot restrict where a registrant who…

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CA: Sex crimes by cops an outgrowth of their ‘power and coercive authority,’ expert says

·November 12, 2019
·10 Comments

[ocregister.com - 11/12/19] LAPD officers who took advantage of their power imbalance to commit sexual assaults fit national trends, says prominent criminologist. LAPD officers Luis Valenzuela and James C. Nichols…

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CA: County jail inmates announce hunger strike to protest ‘price gouging’

·September 26, 2019
·8 Comments

[calaverasenterprise.com - 9/25/19] Seventeen inmates at the Calaveras County Jail have announced their plan to initiate a hunger strike in protest of “outrageous prices” for telephone calls and commissary items…

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CA: Can Sex Offenders Legally Live Next Door To Schools?

·September 21, 2019
·38 Comments

[sacramento.cbslocal.com - 9/19/19] An Olivehurst Grandmother is furious after learning that a sex offender is living just feet away from her neighborhood elementary school. “I’m concerned about people not being…

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CA: City of Commerce Repeals Local Residency Restrictions

·September 10, 2019
·11 Comments

[ACSOL] The City of Commerce, located in Los Angeles County, has repealed its local residency restrictions. The repeal took place during a City Council meeting held on September 3. The…

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CA: Democrats incur LGBTQ wrath over sex offender registry bill SB 145

·September 7, 2019
·49 Comments

[losangelesblade.com - 9/6/19] During a week of flurry before Labor Day, the California Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees determined which final legislation to pass to the floor for votes and…

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CA: Police: Men Mistook Homeless Man for Sex Offender, Beat Him to Death

·September 2, 2019
·18 Comments

[fox40.com - 9/2/19] MODESTO -- Police in Modesto say two men beat a homeless man to death with their bare hands after mistaking him for a sex offender. Those who…

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CA: Program lets victims confront offenders

·July 10, 2019
·6 Comments

[avpress.com - 7/9/19] SACRAMENTO— California officials are experimenting with a new diversion program for criminals that includes allowing victims to directly confront their offenders. The budget that took effect July…

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CA: ______ Isn’t A Sex Offender. But He’s Still on the Registry For Life

·May 14, 2019
·20 Comments

[theappeal.org - 5/13/19] California’s expansive registry law forces people to pay for crimes they didn’t personally commit. Search for _____ California’s online database of registered sex offenders and you’ll see…

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Action Alert: CA Senate Bill 145 Hearing ON HOLD

·April 30, 2019
·11 Comments

5/5/19 UPDATE: THIS BILL IS ON HOLD. MORE UPDATES AS WE FIND OUT MORE . Please take action quickly even if you are not directly affected by this. We want…

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CA: Appeals court strikes down state law that banned early parole for youthful violent sex offenders

·April 11, 2019
·2 Comments

[sfchronicle.com - 4/10/19] Two men who received life sentences for a brutal sexual assault and robbery in Oakland when they were 19 must be given parole hearings during their…

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Public Safety Committees Stop AB 884, Pass SB 145

·April 9, 2019
·142 Comments

The Assembly's Public Safety Committee today, by a vote of 3 to 4, stopped Assembly Bill 884. Due to the committee's vote, AB 884 will not receive further consideration. "This…

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CA: Judge Allows San Diego Sex Offender Lawsuit To Proceed

·April 1, 2019
·27 Comments

[kpbs.org - 4/1/19] San Diego City Council members are under more pressure to repeal an unenforceable law restricting where sex offenders can live in the city, after a federal judge…

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CA: Newsom seeks to halt parole for some murderers and serious offenders. What does that signal?

·March 26, 2019
·20 Comments

[latimes.com - 3/26/19] ____ liked to suck on the toes of young boys and has spent the last 16 years in prison because of it. A jury convicted him in…

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CA: Lackey Bill Would Put Child Support Evaders on Blast

·February 28, 2019
·27 Comments

[eastcountytoday.net - 2/27/19] A bill introduced last week by Assemblyman Tom Lackey would call for the State of California to create a website which would list parents who owe more…

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CA: Has criminal justice reform gone too far? One California lawmaker thinks so

·February 21, 2019
·1 Comment

[abc10.com - 2/21/19] SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Overcrowded prisons. Trying teens as juveniles versus adults. The power of rehabilitation and a belief in second chances. These issues have fueled criminal justice…

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