New York – ACSOL

NY: Town of Rotterdam, police department face lawsuit over arrest

·April 2, 2021
·1 Comment

[dailygazette.com - 3/31/21] A man who was falsely arrested by the Rotterdam Police Department for improperly submitting a photo for the sex offender registry list is now suing the department…

National

NY: 7-year-old charged with rape, lawyer calls it ‘absurd’

·April 1, 2021
·13 Comments

[wwnytv.com - 3/29/21] BRASHER FALLS, N.Y. (WWNY) - A 7-year-old boy from Brasher Falls has been charged with rape. State police didn’t release much information, but said the unidentified child…

National

NH: New York Must Offer Vaccine to All Prisoners Immediately, Judge Rules

·March 30, 2021
·2 Comments

[nytimes.com 3/29/21] A judge in the Bronx ruled that people incarcerated in the state’s prisons and jails had been arbitrarily excluded from the coronavirus vaccine rollout. New York must immediately…

National

NY: New York Proposes “Clean Slate” Bill to Seal and Expunge Criminal Records [Except Registrants]

·March 10, 2021
·7 Comments

[esrcheck.com - 3/10/21] A “Clean Slate” bill proposed in the New York State Senate would create a two-step process to automatically seal and eventually expunge – or erase or remove…

General News

NY: Rensselaer County proposes animal abuser registry

·February 23, 2021
·12 Comments

[news10.com - 2/23/21] TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — On Tuesday, Rensselaer County legislators filed a local law to create a local animal abuse registry. “This legislation will establish an online registry…

National

NY: After 25 Years, It Is Past Time To Reform New York’s Sex Offender Risk Assessment System: Part II

·February 10, 2021
·9 Comments

[law.com - 2/9/21] In Part 1 of this article, I outlined what I believe are the significant flaws in the Risk Assessment Instrument (the RAI) New York courts are required…

National

NY: After 25 Years, It Is Past Time To Reform New York’s Sex Offender Risk Assessment System: Part I

·January 6, 2021
·8 Comments

[law.com - 1/5/21] In this article, the author outlines the significant flaws of the sex offender risk assessment instrument. A second article to be published later will explain why these…

National

NY: New York Issues First-In-Nation Moratorium On Facial Recognition In Schools

·December 24, 2020
·1 Comment

[forbes.com - 12/22/20] Topline New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday temporarily banning the use of facial recognition in schools, making it the first state to take such…

National

NY: An influx of Sex Offenders in New Paltz Causes Town to Tighten Reigns

·December 10, 2020
·12 Comments

[newpaltz.edu - 12/10/20] Following the influx of multiple sex offenders to a motel in New Paltz, the Town of New Paltz passed a law that would limit the number of…

National

NY: Sex offenders can be detained after sentences completed

·November 23, 2020
·9 Comments

New York’s top court upheld a law Monday that allows the state to keep sex offenders confined under some circumstances even after they have completed their sentences. In three decisions…

National

NY: Federal District Court limits ban on social media for registrants

·November 20, 2020
·12 Comments

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK [Excerpt from page 1:] While the Court appreciates the State’s compelling interest and laudable efforts to protect children from sex offender…

National

NY: Appeals Court hearing oral arguments online Oct 13 on continued detention of former sex offenders after release

·October 13, 2020
·4 Comments

[nycourts.gov] These appeals were filed by level three sex offenders to challenge their indefinite detention in prison or prison-based residential treatment facilities (RTFs) after their prison terms expired or they…

National

NY: Despite Politicians’ Assurances, All Sex Offenders are Not Barred from New ‘Homeless Hotels’

·July 30, 2020
·3 Comments

[westsiderag.com - 7/29/20] Despite reassurances from politicians that there are no sex offenders at the three new homeless shelters on the Upper West Side, the city can’t bar all sex…

National

NY: Homeless Man Jailed for Failing to Put Address on Sex Offender Registry Dies at Rikers

·July 21, 2020
·21 Comments

[thecity.nyc - 7/20/20] On March 4, Hector Rodriguez was sent to Rikers Island because he failed to log his address with state’s sex offender registry — even though he had…

National

NY: NYC Bar Report to Gov. Andrew Cuomo: Call to Temporarily Suspend In-Person Reporting Requirements

·April 13, 2020
·0 Comments

[mitchellhamline.edu - 4/3/20] By NYC Bar Committee | April 3, 2020 Dear Governor Cuomo: The New York City Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Operations Committee and the Sex Offender Registration Act…

National

NY: State poised to institute sex-offender ban on mass transit

·April 2, 2020
·7 Comments

[politico.com - 4/2/20] New York State is poised to enact a ban on some sex offenders in New York’s mass transit system, a move long sought by the Metropolitan Transportation…

National

NY: New York releases some Level 3 sex offenders, houses them at Holiday Inn Express

·April 2, 2020
·5 Comments

[leoaffairs.com - 4/1/20] Sex offenders in western New York have been released as part of the pandemic, with several currently being housed in a Holiday Inn Express. The Level 3…

National

NY: DNA evidence exonerates New York City man for 1985 sex assault

·January 29, 2020
·2 Comments

[abcnews.go.com - 1/28/20] After spending a full 25-year sentence in prison for a crime he did not commit, a Bronx, New York, man was exonerated by the first prosecutorial conviction…