Having already contacted Mark Zuckerberg by letter dated June 27, 2017, NARSOL has now released a nationwide press release hoping to bring additional pressure upon the social media giant to cease its nearly nine-year-old practice of barring registered citizens from creating or maintaining Facebook user accounts. Full Press Release Related How Would You Feel If Facebook Ended the Ban on Sex Offenders?
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Atlanta RSOL Conference 2016 take-away: Whose voice is missing?
This year’s RSOL conference in Atlanta was the author’s first, as speakers from across the country brought to bear upon an audience ready and needful of informative lectures and empathetic, well-sourced thought-pieces a whole host of ideas long overdue. Full Article
Read MoreFL: Miami-Dade Sex Offender Homeless Encampment Reaches 250 People
The shame of Miami-Dade has reached a new level. The encampment of homeless sex offenders living alongside the railroad tracks on the street corner in a warehouse district in Miami-Dade county has reached two hundred fifty people. Full Article
Read MoreHow can a sex offender be rehabilitated if following the rules does not count? (Letter to the Editor)
West Virginia lawmakers, upon discovering that a young man working as a legislative intern was on the sex offender registry, promptly fired him and are now revising the hiring process to prevent a registrant from being hired in the future. Full Letter Background Lawmakers to overhaul intern rules after sex offender hired
Read MoreNY: Mom Believes She Must Helicopter if Lowest-Level Sex Offenders Come Off Registry After 20 Years
FreeRange Kids: Here in my state, something wildly fair is about to happen: People who have been on the Sex Offender Registry for 20 years, who GOT ON the list for a “Level 1” non-violent sex crime like going to a prostitute, “public lewdness,” or peeing in public, are finally going to be allowed to get off it. Full Opinion Piece Lenore Skenazy is the author of the web blog Free-Range Kids. She was a speaker at the 2014 RSOL Conference in Dallas. My Interview in Salon about Sex Offenders…
Read MoreWe are NEVER safe–but we CAN control our destiny. A cautionary tale from Rhode Island
We at RSOL heard the news on Monday with a sinking despair that could only be topped by the desperation clearly felt by Rhode Island’s Level III registered citizens. In June of 2015, Rhode Island legislators passed a law that would restrict all Level III’s from living within 1000 feet of any school. That’s a 700-foot increase over the previous restriction. The article reported on how registrants were in shock – although most had known this was coming – begging for more time to find a new place to live,…
Read More2015 RSOL Conference Videos are online
Just in time for the weekend, video recorded presentations from the 2015 RSOL Conference in Dallas are online for public viewing. Presentations that may be of interest include International Travel, Starting Your Own Business, as well as several talks by Janice Bellucci. http://rsolconference.org/conference-videos/2015-videos-2/ or https://www.youtube.com/user/ReformSexOffenderLaw
Read MoreCalifornia RSOL Joins National RSOL in Seattle
California RSOL joined national RSOL this week at the National Conference for State Legilsators (NCSL) in Seattle. More than 5,000 elected officials, staff and lobbyists attended this annual event. It is the third year national RSOL has had a booth at the conference. “The NCSL conference provided us with unique opportunities to meet with legislators and their stafff in an informal setting,” stated CA RSOL president Janice Bellucci. “We provided them with important facts regarding registered citizens such as the low rate of re-offense.” During the conference, a hot topic…
Read MoreRSOL Conference in Dallas – June 25-27
We are excited to announce that our seventh annual conference will be held in Dallas Texas, June 25-27. Cost of the conference is $100. You can get a discounted rate of $80 if you sign up before June 1. Texas residents also get a discounted rate of $75, and RSOL members can sign up for $70. So don’t delay – Sign up TODAY! Seasoned advocates and professionals are aware of the enormous obstacles we face as we seek more rational sentencing for those convicted of sexual related offenses and restoration of…
Read MoreHow We Will Take Down Public Registries (RSOL)
Although many of our constituents would love to see some sort of silver bullet to end public sex offender registries once and for all, realistically, this is a long-term war. It will take many more battles across many different fronts to win. Those fronts include our legal system, our legislatures, and the general public. It also includes… ourselves! EVERY battlefront is important, and EVERY soldier is needed The Legal Front We have many legal “soldiers” out there challenging various aspects of public registration, sometimes for individuals, sometimes for entire groups.…
Read MoreADVANCING ADVOCACY Workshop Sept 24 (National RSOL)
Join RSOL on fourth Wednesdays (Wed, September 24, 2014 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM E.S.T. – Teleconference) to learn tips and get answers to questions surrounding sexual offense laws and policies, seeking change among lawmakers and the general public, and in general becoming a better advocate. We will be covering everything from basics to more detailed suggestions on how to approach lawmakers and build working relationships. Topic this month: Storytelling for Change – Phil Horner Phone line will open at 7:45 p.m. E.S.T. for early birds. Call in information will be…
Read MoreWe can do better on sex offender laws
Let’s face it, we’re more sympathetic to the plights of some than others. Lost puppies and sad children rank right up there atop the sympathy scale. And at the bottom … Well, can you think of a group lower than sex offenders? It’s a tough sell, but a national conference is meeting this week in Dallas with the goal of making things a little easier for those convicted of sex-related crimes. Full Article
Read MoreDiscounts for National RSOL Conference in Dallas ending soon
DATES: July 16-19, 2014 – LOCATION: Dallas, Texas. The RSOL National Conference provides an opportunity to interact and network with researchers, mental health professionals, criminal justice practitioners and advocates interested in informing public opinion and reforming current law, policy, and treatment of former sexual offenders. Conference Website
Read MoreMy Voice: Treatment, not prison, answer for sex offenses
On behalf of our 4,000-plus members, the Dakota Reform Sex Offender Laws Family Solutions is asking South Dakota Senate candidates to make this issue a campaign priority. Our mission — promote medical research, legislation and education to provide an empirically based, rational approach to dealing with sexually related offenses and stop the cycle of abuse to protect all children. Full Opinion Piece
Read MoreRSOL’s SIXTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2014
RSOL’s SIXTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE will be held inDALLAS, TEXASJULY 16-19(that is Wednesday evening through Saturday afternoon – a change from past years) KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Lenore Skenazy (“Free-Range Kids” blogger and TV personality) Focus this year will be on building stronger advocates for the Cause. We’ll be announcing other speakers, and as always looking for experts and experienced advocates to lead workshops on such topics as lobbying, constitutional arguments, fundraising, organization-building, volunteer management, and other concrete skills needed by advocates.
Read MoreViewpoint: Sex offenders need stronger punishments
Baylor Lariat – A couple months ago, more than 100 people convened in Los Angeles for the Fifth Annual National Reform Sex Offender Laws conference, “Justice for All.” The purpose of the conference is to shed light and try to bring about reform of national and state sex offender laws that they claim deny the civil rights of more than 750,000 sex offenders. I find this to be offensive. These laws exist for a reason and they exist to protect everyone, especially children. To think that, as a sexual offender, your…
Read MoreRSOL Conference 2013 – Clare Ann Ruth-Heffelbower: Restorative Justice and Sexual Offenders
Keynote Speaker Clare Ann Ruth-Heffelbower speaks on “Restorative Justice and Sexual Offenders” during the RSOL Conference in Los Angeles last August. More RSOL Conference Workshop / Presentation Videos [hana-flv-player video=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjUDF7isgbM” width=”400″ width=”240″ description=”” player=”5″ autoload=”true” autoplay=”false” loop=”false” autorewind=”true” /]
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