Presence Restrictions – Page 4

ACSOL Action Items California General News

Janice’s Journal: Carson Court of Opinion to Convene on July 21

·June 12, 2015
·43 Comments

The City of Carson has taken a stance. It has “declared war” against registered citizens. That war includes both presence restrictions which prohibit all registered citizens from visiting both public…

ACSOL California

Court Rules Against City of Carson

·June 10, 2015
·23 Comments

The L.A. Superior Court ruled today that plaintiff Frank Lindsay may amend his initial complaint and declared moot a request by the City of Carson for a demurrer in the…

National

MT: New law requires some sex offenders to live and work away from children

·May 15, 2015
·0 Comments

HELENA — Certain sex offenders employed near children in Montana must find new jobs, get special permission to work or face arrest. A state law that took effect last week…

ACSOL California Janice's Journal

Janice’s Journal: SB 267 Withdrawn

·May 12, 2015
·62 Comments

We did it! We stopped SB 267! The California state legislature will not consider for the remainder of this year any bill that would authorize cities and counties to pass…

ACSOL California

Dana Point lawmaker’s plan to ban sex offenders from O.C. parks, beaches stalls

·May 7, 2015
·13 Comments

Orange County’s longstanding effort to ban sex offenders from parks and beaches has been stymied again. Concerns from legislators that the proposal by Assemblyman William “Bill” Brough, R-Dana Point, might…

Janice's Journal

Janice’s Journal: Assembly Member Brough Withdraws AB 201 [UPDATED]

·April 30, 2015
·41 Comments

Update May 4: California RSOL has confirmed that AB 201 was withdrawn by its author from consideration by the Assembly's Public Safety Committee. As a result, AB 201 will not…

ACSOL Action Items California

Assembly Local Government Committee passes AB 201

·April 29, 2015
·26 Comments

*** Please read Janice’s Journal: Courage and Effort do Pay Off… *** Despite testimony from ACLU and California RSOL, a second legislative committee today approved a bill (AB 201) that…

ACSOL Action Items California

SB 267 – New Hearing Date: Tuesday, May 12

·April 27, 2015
·22 Comments

The Senate Public Safety Committee has delayed its consideration of SB 267 by two weeks. The new hearing date for that bill is May 12. No reason has been given…

ACSOL Action Items California

Legislative Committees to Consider Presence Restriction Bills

·April 22, 2015
·54 Comments

Two state legislative committees will soon consider bills that would allow, but not require, cities and counties to adopt "presence restrictions". On April 28, the Senate Public Safety Committee will…

California

Let local governments set safety zones for children: Guest commentary

·April 7, 2015
·29 Comments

California’s sex offender laws are blanket policies that may not properly capture all of the nuances needed in various communities. While the state has laws that restrict where sex offenders…

National

MI: Parts of state’s sex offender law unconstitutional

·April 7, 2015
·4 Comments

Michigan's Sex Offender Registry law is so vague that parts of it are unconstitutional, including the requirement that offenders stay at least 1,000 feet from schools, a federal judge has…

ACSOL California

Wary of lawsuits, Downey rolls back restrictions on sex offenders

·March 27, 2015
·8 Comments

DOWNEY – The City Council on Tuesday reluctantly but unanimously voted to roll back its residency restrictions on registered sex offenders after the state Supreme Court ruled that similar restrictions…

California

Orange County: Is it time for District Attorney Tony Rackauckas to resign?

·March 20, 2015
·11 Comments

Sitting down with District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, I ask the same question I’ve been asking others for several days, but it’s personal when it comes to the man who has…

National

IN: Sex offender fights restraint law Challenges Hartford City child safety zones

·March 15, 2015
·2 Comments

Challenges Hartford City child safety zones - Convicted sex offender ____ ____ would like to take his daughter bowling. And to church. And although it’s been more than 20 years…

National

NC: Sheriff bans sex offenders from church

·March 9, 2015
·14 Comments

ROBBINSVILLE, N.C. – A sheriff in one of North Carolina's smallest counties told sex offenders they can't attend church services, citing a state law meant to keep them from day…

ACSOL California

It’s Time to Rethink Our Approach to Sex Offenders

·March 9, 2015
·4 Comments

Each year, 10,000 to 20,000 sex offenders are released from prisons into communities that aren’t quite ready to accept them back. Restrictions on where offenders can live and loiter are…

ACSOL Action Items

California RSOL Leads Successful Protest in Carson

·March 8, 2015
·51 Comments

California RSOL led a successful protest in Carson, which included a diverse group of about 50 registered citizens, family members and supporters. It is believed to be the first protest…

ACSOL California Janice's Journal

Janice’s Journal: The March on Carson

·March 7, 2015
·76 Comments

We showed up. We stood up. We spoke up. Voices of African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos and Caucasians. Voices of the young (age 7) and voices of the old (75+).…

April 2019
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
« Mar
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30