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CO: Amid Criticisms A Sex Crimes Registry Is ‘Overly Harsh,’ Colorado Rebrands The Term ‘Sex Offender’

·November 20, 2021
·16 Comments

Source: thefederalist.com 11/20/21 The Sex Offender Management Board of the State of Colorado has voted to rebrand the term “sex offender,” replacing it with the euphemistic phrase, “adults who commit…

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CO: Proposal to change ‘Sex Offender’ terminology in Colorado, Springs District Attorney testifying against change

·November 15, 2021
·20 Comments

Source: kktv.com 11/15/21 According to a draft sent to 11 News from the Sex Offender Advisory Board, it would change the term of ‘sex offender’ to ‘those who have been…

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CO: Sex Offender’s Indeterminate Sentence Upheld as Constitutional

·September 29, 2021
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Source: bloomberglaw.com 9/29/21 The indeterminate sentence a Colorado sex offender received didn’t violate his equal protection or due process rights even though he has served 37 years for a crime…

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CO: Colorado Ped Patrol chases internet child predators along the Front Range as an audience watches online

·August 13, 2021
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Source: denverpost.com 8/11/21 Local police discourage the vigilante stings as they worry about public safety Andy Cross, The Denver Post By Noelle Phillips | nphillips@denverpost.com | The Denver Post PUBLISHED:…

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CO: Mandatory lifetime juvenile sex offense registration is unconstitutional, Colorado Supreme Court rules

·June 28, 2021
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Source: denverpost.com 6/28/21 Juveniles cannot be mandated to register as lifelong "sex offenders" in Colorado if there is no way for offenders to be individually assessed or to later be…

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CO: Bill To Transform Management of people listed on the registry Pulled After Claims It Would Hurt Public Safety

·June 3, 2021
·11 Comments

[denver.cbslocal.com - 6/3/21] DENVER (CBS4) — A bill to revamp how people listed on the registry are managed in Colorado was pulled after prosecutors accused the bill’s sponsors of putting…

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CO: Colorado District Attorneys Sound The Alarm Over Bill To Revamp Sex Offender Management

·May 24, 2021
·3 Comments

UPDATED: CO: Bill To Transform Sex Offender Management Pulled After Claims It Would Hurt Public Safety [denver.cbslocal.com - 6/3/21] [denver.cbslocal.com - 5/24/21] DENVER (CBS4) – A bill dealing with sex…

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CO: Sex abuse bill SB 73 easily clears House committee following lengthy negotiations

·March 24, 2021
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[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…

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CO: Justices consider ramifications of declaring sex offender sentences illegal

·March 11, 2021
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[coloradopolitics.com - 3/11/21] Colorado’s 23-year-old sex offender sentencing law is in the hands of the state Supreme Court, as the justices on Wednesday considered whether the Court should strike down…

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CO: State Supreme Court bars multiple convictions based on quantity of pornographic images

·December 17, 2020
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[coloradopolitics.com - 12/14/20] The Colorado Supreme Court has clarified that no matter how many pornographic images an individual possesses, sexual exploitation of a child merits a single charge, which prosecutors…

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CO: The Onerous Burdens of Sex Offender Registration Are Not Punishment, the 10th Circuit Rules. They Just Feel That Way.

·September 16, 2020
·41 Comments

Online sex offender registries, which all 50 states maintain as a condition of federal funding, stigmatize the people listed in them long after they have completed their sentences, creating obstacles…

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CO: Decision in Millard v. Rankin (10th Circuit US Court of Appeals)

·August 20, 2020
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Plaintiff-Appellees David Millard, Eugene Knight, and Arturo Vega challenge the constitutionality of Colorado’s Sex Offender Registration Act (CSORA). The district court held CSORA was unconstitutional as applied to the Appellees…

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CO: New law closes loophole regarding sex offender treatment

·August 14, 2020
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[koaa.com - 8/12/20] SOUTHERN COLORADO — Colorado legislators have closed a loophole in state law that allowed certain sex offenders to get out of prison early and transfer to community…

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CO: Audit Finds Deficiencies In How Colorado Sex Offender Management Board Carries Out Statutory Duties

·July 28, 2020
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[Press Release by the Colorado Office of the State Auditor - 7/28/20] Download PDFs of the reports from leg.colorado.gov/audits DENVER—The Office of the State Auditor (OSA) has released its performance…

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CO: Divided state Supreme Court ruling allows convicted man to terminate sex offender registration

·May 19, 2020
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[coloradopolitics.com - 5/19/20] In a 4-3 decision, the Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that a criminal defendant was entitled to his request to de-register as a sex offender because he completed…

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CO: Colorado Governor Stops In-Person Registration During Pandemic

·April 23, 2020
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[ACSOL] The Governor of Colorado has issued an Executive Order that temporarily suspends the requirement to register in person during the pandemic. Specifically, the Order suspends the requirement that registrants…

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CO: Lawmakers consider changes to Colorado’s juvenile sex offender registry

·January 25, 2020
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[9news.com - 1/24/20] DENVER — It's not often you see prosecutors and public defenders working together on the same team. But Thursday night, representatives from both groups spoke before state…