Conference Call March 2 to Discuss Three Important Cases
NARSOL and ACSOL will have a three-hour conference call on March 2nd, beginning at 7:00 pm Eastern time. We will be discussing what's likely to happen next in three important…
GA: Farm stand ordinance passes 4-1; Antoine warns of produce-seeking pedophiles
A zoning ordinance that would allow farm stands at a day care center in Forest Park passed 4-1 Monday. Councilman Dabouze Antoine voted no, saying he was concerned a farm…
GA: New bill would bar sex offenders from living near their victims
A new bill in the state Legislature would ban registered sex offenders in Georgia from living within 2,000 feet of their victims or their victims’ immediate family. Full Article
GA: Group confronts Cobb County sheriff over ‘invented requirements’ imposed on sex offenders
[11alive.com - 1/29/20] ATLANTA — A sex offender rights group is accusing the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office of overstepping Georgia’s sex offender registration laws. In a letter sent this week…
GA: Lawmakers seek sex predator tracking bill that’s constitutional
Georgia legislators aim to close a loophole that’s now preventing the state from using ankle monitors to track more than 400 sex offenders. Some House and Senate lawmakers are backing…
GA: New Legislation Would Allow Lifelong GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders
When the Georgia Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a law allowing convicted sex offenders to be ordered to wear GPS ankle monitors for the rest of their lives after release from…
GA: Federal Judge Stops Halloween Signs
A federal district court judge today granted a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) that prohibits law enforcement in Butts County, Georgia from posting signs in the front yards of registrants' homes…
GA: Sheriff defends Halloween sex-offender-warning signs
[bpnews.net - 10/24/19] orgia sheriff was in federal district court Thursday (Oct. 24) defending his decision to post signs in front of sex offenders' homes warning trick-or-treaters not to approach.…
GA: Sex offenders sue Butts County Sheriff’s Office over ‘No Trick or Treat’ signs
When kids are out trick-or-treating, one of parents' biggest worries is safety -- but efforts by a Middle Georgia sheriff's office to keep children safe are now at the center…
GA: Palmer Sheriff Puts ‘No Trick-Or-Treat’ Signs in Yards of Sex Offenders
[1065.iheart.com - 10/17/19] A Sheriff in Georgia is not messing around when it comes to Halloween. He put up "No Trick-Or-Treat at This Address" signs in the yards of sex…
GA: NCSO to host 13th annual Halloween Shut-In for sex offenders
The Newton County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Community Supervision will host their 13th annual sex offender Halloween Shut-In from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. Full Article
Janice’s Journal: Georgia Law Punishes Registrants, Breaks Up Families
Registrants and their families are suffering in the State of Georgia. The cause of their greatest concern is a state law that prohibits anyone convicted of a sex offense that…
GA: Tag reading cams going up at these schools to catch speeders, sex offenders
[wsbtv.com - 6/22/19] GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - School's out, but new safety measures are already planned for the upcoming school year. New tag reading cameras are going up at four…
GA: Georgia Court blocks lifelong GPS tracking of sex offenders
[thebrunswicknews.com - 3/4/19] Georgia's highest court says it's unconstitutional to require "sexually dangerous predators" to remain on electronic GPS monitoring after completing their sentences. The unanimous Georgia Supreme Court opinion…
GA: City Council passes emergency ordinance banning homelessness
With an outcry from neighbors about recently released sex offenders living under a nearby bridge, the Ringgold City Council unanimously passed an emergency ordinance banning homelessness Monday night. Full Article…
GA: Georgia sheriff’s office places ‘No Trick-or-Treat’ signs in sex offenders’ yards
[fox11online.com - 10/30/18] ACKSON, Georgia (WSYX/WTTE) — A Georgia sheriff's office is placing "No Trick-or-Treat" signs in sex offenders' yards in an effort to keep children safe. "As Sheriff, there…
GA: DCS honors two Rome officers for work on sex offender law
Two Floyd County Department of Community Supervision officers received commendations Tuesday for the efforts to clarify the importance of ongoing supervision of sex offenders across the state of Georgia. Brandon…
GA: All registered sex offenders will gather in Council Chambers on Halloween
[Updated] With Halloween right around the corner, Grovetown is rounding up registered sex offenders to make the night a little less frightening for parents and children out trick-or-treating. Full Article…