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CT: Lawmakers Missed an Opportunity to Reform Sex-Offender Registry

·July 1, 2018
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[law.com - 6/28/18] Two years ago, the Connecticut Legislature held hearings on a variety of bills that would have modified the state’s sex offender registry. Rather than adopt any change,…

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CT: Keep statute of limitations; and another ‘liberal activist’

·May 5, 2018
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[journalinquirer.com 5/4/18] Arguing recently for the repeal of Connecticut's statute of limitations for sex offenses, Laura Cordes, executive director of the Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence, declared, "Justice should…

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CT: Suit targets WL ban on sex offenders in public places

·April 6, 2018
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An anonymous resident and an advocacy group that represents accused and convicted sex offenders have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to strike down the town’s 10-year-old policy barring people on…

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CT: ‘Child Safety Zones’ Cast Too Wide a Net, Pardoned Sex Offender Says

·March 30, 2018
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HARTFORD, Conn. (CN) — Nearly 10 years after he was pardoned for sexually assaulting a 25-year-old woman, a Connecticut man claims in a federal complaint that he is barred from…

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CT: Mother of victims wants schools to know if students are sex offenders

·March 26, 2018
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[theday.com] A New Fairfield mother who said her daughters were sexually assaulted by a family friend is pushing for a law that would require the state to notify a school…

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CT: Nursing home can continue to service sex offenders, Judge says

·March 23, 2018
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[floridaactioncommittee.org] A Connecticut Superior Court Judge allowed a Rocky Hill Nursing Facility to remain open and servicing its patients, after the Town tried to shut it down, finding the fact…

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CT: 5 arrested after potential sex offender sting in Guilford

·January 20, 2018
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[wfsb.com] GUILFORD, CT (WFSB) - Five men were arrested during a sting in Guilford this weekend that was searching for potential sex offenders. Between Friday and Sunday, the Guilford Police…

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Janice’s Journal: To Jail and Then to Hell

·January 4, 2018
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A town in Connecticut passed a new law this week that bans registrants from virtually all of its public sites, including parks, recreation centers, event centers, swimming pools, trails, and…

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CT: Naugatuck puts its property off-limits to sex offenders

·January 3, 2018
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[rep-am.com] NAUGATUCK – Registered sex offenders will no longer be allowed on most borough-owned property. The Board of Mayor and Burgesses unanimously passed an ordinance Tuesday that bans any…

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CT: Law would bar sex offenders from most public spaces

·January 2, 2018
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[mycitizensnews.com] [1/3/18 UPDATE: The ordinance passed http://www.rep-am.com/news/news-local/2018/01/02/naugatuck-puts-its-property-off-limits-to-sex-offenders/] NAUGATUCK — Sex offenders will no longer be allowed in borough-owned parks, schools, playgrounds, recreation and event centers, pools, gyms, sports fields…

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CT: Sentencing Commission Forwards Two Recommendations, Hit Pause On More Bail Changes

·December 18, 2017
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[ctnewsjunkie.com] HARTFORD, CT — A proposal that would allow some on the sex offender registry to petition to shorten their registration period or apply for removal from the registry was…

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CT: Sentencing commission tackles three big criminal justice reforms

·December 11, 2017
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The public got a chance Monday to weigh in on three proposals that would change Connecticut’s criminal justice system in very different ways. One proposal would change which sex offenders…

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CT: Panel mulls changes to sex offender registry

·October 22, 2017
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Parents who check the state sex offender registry prior to allowing their children to knock on strangers' doors and ask for candy this Halloween may be under the misconception that…

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CT: Sex offender castration bill a priority for 2018

·May 16, 2017
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State Representative Kevin Skulczyck confirmed on Tuesday that he would like to see chemical castration performed on convicted sex offenders as a form of punishment. He said that the proposal will be…

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CT: Residents can participate in sex offender sentencing survey

·May 7, 2017
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A public input survey regarding sex offender sentencing is now available to Connecticut residents until June 2. The State of Connecticut Sentencing Commission’s Special Committee on Sex Offenders created the…

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CT: Lawmakers consider requiring juveniles to register as sex offenders

·March 25, 2017
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Lawmakers are considering a bill that would require juveniles convicted of sexual offenses to register as sex offenders. Judiciary Committee co-chairman Rep. William Tong, D-Stamford, said members of the committee…

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CT: State Supreme Court Overturns Denial Of Rental Assistance To Sex Offender

·July 25, 2016
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The state Supreme Court has ruled that housing officials improperly removed a man from Connecticut's rental assistance program because his name was on the state's sex offender registry. The state…

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CT: Connecticut Is Rethinking Its Policies Toward Jobs and Housing for Sex Offenders

·June 22, 2016
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Before she started work at New Haven’s Columbus House as senior manager of housing services, Cathleen Meaden’s job was housing people whose crimes were seemingly unforgivable. Her charges were people…

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