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CT: Nursing home hit with $10,000 fine after alleged sex assault

·September 30, 2021
·8 Comments

Source: ctmirror.org 9/30/21 The state Department of Public Health has fined the owners of an East Windsor nursing home $10,000 for failing to protect the safety of their residents and…

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CT: Committee Considers Sex Offender Registry Changes

·August 24, 2021
·16 Comments

Source: ctnewsjunkie.com 8/24/21 A subcommittee of the state Sentencing Commission is working to create a process to allow certain individuals to be removed from the public sex offender registry. After…

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CT: State of Connecticut using EyeDetect for Testing Adult Sex Offenders on Probation or Parole

·July 24, 2021
·30 Comments

Source: officer.com 7/23/21 The Judicial Branch Court Support Services Division (JBCSSD) of the State of Connecticut recently released public information indicating the EyeDetect lie detection technology is now being used…

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CT: Stratford Man Refuses Probation, Wants Jail Instead!

·June 24, 2021
·14 Comments

The man is convicted of a sex offense and reportedly believes probation would make him a pariah in the community. STRATFORD, CT — A 61-year-old Stratford man, who was convicted…

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CT: New CT Laws: Weapons, Underwater Farms And The ‘Clean Slate’ Bill

·June 13, 2021
·9 Comments

Source: patch.com 6/13/21 CONNECTICUT —The state's General Assembly 2021 Regular Session adjourned June 9, but promised to convene a special session before the end of the month to tackle the…

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CT: Dr. R. Karl Hanson: Sexual offense recidivism risk: Not what you think

·January 25, 2021
·18 Comments

[onestandardofjustice.org - 1/15/21] Dr. Hanson speaks about recidivism data and desistance. One Standard of Justice, Inc. is a volunteer-based civil rights organization committed to ensuring that persons accused or convicted…

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CT: Sex offender registry should be based on risk

·January 11, 2020
·6 Comments

What is the point of a sex offender registry? As a woman and mother of two, I view Connecticut’s sex offender registry as a tool to increase public awareness about…

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CT: Divided Appeals Panel Slaps Federal Judge for Allowing Jury Nullification Defense

·January 8, 2020
·1 Comment

It's not news that most judges balk at the prospect of jury nullification—the right and power of juries to bring "not guilty" verdicts when defendants violate laws that jurors consider…

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CT: Don’t Miss Another Opportunity To Fix Sex Offender Registry

·October 25, 2019
·4 Comments

Last session, the state Legislature missed an opportunity to make major changes in Connecticut’s sex offender registry by failing to pass Senate Bill 1113 as proposed by the state Sentencing…

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CT: Sentencing Commission Makes Last-Minute Plea To Senate

·May 27, 2019
·2 Comments

With less than two weeks to the end of the legislative session, the state Sentencing Commission is asking Senate leaders to bring two potentially controversial proposals to a vote. SB…

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CT: Police awards questioned after sex offender honored

·May 26, 2019
·17 Comments

Some Town Council members are calling procedure into question after the Police Department dolled out a Citizen’s Award to a registered sex offender at its awards ceremony last week, recognizing…

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CT: Low-risk sex offenders could come off CT registry

·April 15, 2019
·4 Comments

HARTFORD — The Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that would allow some low-risk offenders to come off the state’s public sex offender registry — a move that proponents said would…

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CT: Lawmakers Debate Changes in Sex Offender Registry

·April 1, 2019
·4 Comments

[courant.com - 4/1/19] State legislators are debating whether they should make changes in the state’s sex offender registry, which was established in 1998. Former Republican state legislator Bob Farr…

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CT: Town repeals sex offender restrictions amid lawsuit

·March 25, 2019
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[apnews.com - 3/24/19] WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (AP) — Residents of a Connecticut town have repealed a local ordinance that banned registered sex offenders from local parks, schools, the town library…

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CT: Press Release from One Standard of Justice, Inc. re: Windsor Locks federal suit re: “Child Safety Zones”

·March 20, 2019
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[onestandardofjustice.org - 2/7/19] On March 27, 2018, Stamford attorney Audrey Felsen of Koffsky & Felsen filed suit in federal court seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the town of Windsor…

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CT: Windsor Locks to vote on repealing sex offender proximity ordinance

·March 15, 2019
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[journalinquirer.com - 3/15/19] Nearly a year after an advocacy group and an anonymous resident filed a lawsuit against the town over an ordinance barring sex offenders from designated public places,…

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CT: Commission Considers Changes to State Sex-Offender Registry

·December 6, 2018
·49 Comments

Connecticut is steps closer to potentially changing the way the state’s sex-offender registry is managed. The Connecticut Sentencing Commission is holding a public hearing Thursday and reviewing several proposed changes…

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CT: Changes To Sex Offender Registry Will Be A Tough Sell

CT: Nursing home hit with $10,000 fine after alleged sex assault

CT: Committee Considers Sex Offender Registry Changes

CT: State of Connecticut using EyeDetect for Testing Adult Sex Offenders on Probation or Parole

CT: Stratford Man Refuses Probation, Wants Jail Instead!

CT: New CT Laws: Weapons, Underwater Farms And The ‘Clean Slate’ Bill

CT: Dr. R. Karl Hanson: Sexual offense recidivism risk: Not what you think

CT: Sex offender registry should be based on risk

CT: Divided Appeals Panel Slaps Federal Judge for Allowing Jury Nullification Defense

CT: Don’t Miss Another Opportunity To Fix Sex Offender Registry

CT: Sentencing Commission Makes Last-Minute Plea To Senate

CT: Police awards questioned after sex offender honored

CT: Low-risk sex offenders could come off CT registry

CT: Lawmakers Debate Changes in Sex Offender Registry

CT: Town repeals sex offender restrictions amid lawsuit

CT: Press Release from One Standard of Justice, Inc. re: Windsor Locks federal suit re: “Child Safety Zones”

CT: Windsor Locks to vote on repealing sex offender proximity ordinance

CT: Commission Considers Changes to State Sex-Offender Registry