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MI: ACLU lawsuits look to reform Michigan Sex Offender Registry

·March 15, 2019
·43 Comments

[wsbt.com - 3/15/19] KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A federal court ruled three years ago that parts of Michigan’s Sex Offender Registry laws were unconstitutional, but since then, nothing in the law…

California

AB 884 UPDATE: Hearing DELAYED until April 2, but keep calling and writing

·March 13, 2019
·105 Comments

The Assembly Public Safety Committee moved the AB 884 hearing forward one week, from March 26 to April 2. This is more important than almost any other bill we have…

California

CA: Lackey Bill Would Put Child Support Evaders on Blast

·February 28, 2019
·27 Comments

[eastcountytoday.net - 2/27/19] A bill introduced last week by Assemblyman Tom Lackey would call for the State of California to create a website which would list parents who owe more…

National

NC: Cleveland Co. Sheriff’s Office to start posting names of registered sex offenders on Facebook

·February 19, 2019
·47 Comments

[wsoctv.com - 2/18/19] CLEVELAND COUNTY, N.C. - Cleveland County’s Sheriff’s Office is taking unprecedented steps to make sure you know if a sex offender moves in near you. It is…

General News

What do these people have in common? [Florida Action Committee]

·February 14, 2019
·8 Comments

[floridaactioncommittee.org - 2/14/19] What do the following people have in common? An Air Force Colonel A prison guard A Christian school teacher They are all in positions where they are…

National

WA: Sheriff’s Seeking Input on Proposed Domestic Offender Registry [House Bill 1080 and Senate Bill 5244]

·February 7, 2019
·8 Comments

[newstalk870.am Washington State] The Franklin County Sheriff's office posted some comments on their Facebook page, seeking public input on two companion bills (one in House, one in Senate) being debated…

International

Trinidad and Tobago: Senator objects to public naming of sex convicts

·February 5, 2019
·8 Comments

[guardian.co.tt - 2/5/19] At least one Independent Senator is not in support of the names of sexual offenders going public. Sophia Chote, SC, said that this has the potential of…

International

Antigua & Barbuda To Implement Sex Offenders’ Registry

·February 4, 2019
·7 Comments

[stluciatimes.com - 2/2/19] Antigua Observer:- Residents will soon be alerted when a sex offender moves into their neighborhood. Attorney General and Public Safety Minister Steadroy “Cutie” Benjamin made that disclosure…

National

Florida State Senator Lauren Book introduced Senate Bill 540 that includes the establishment of a “Soliciting for Prostitution Registry”

·January 29, 2019
·16 Comments

[flsenate.gov - 1/25/19] SB 540: Human Trafficking GENERAL BILL by Book Human Trafficking; Requiring the owner or operator of a public lodging establishment to train certain employees and create certain…

National

MD: Maryland House GOP to push for state income tax cut, violent offender registry

·January 26, 2019
·31 Comments

[baltimoresun.com - 1/25/19] Republican leaders in Maryland’s House of Delegates on Friday released their legislative priorities for 2019, including a state income tax cut, a registry for violent repeat offenders,…

International

South Africa: Call for sex offenders’ list to be made public

·January 24, 2019
·8 Comments

[www.iol.co.za - 1/24/19] DURBAN - Child rights organisation Save the Children has launched an online petition calling on Police Minister Bheki Cele to make the National Registrar for Sex Offenders…

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Civil Regulation? The Registry and its Components are in fact Legislative Punishment

·January 21, 2019
·10 Comments

[sosen.org - 1/12/19] The first thing that must be pointed out is that the sex offender registry came about because of the myth that people convicted of sexual related crimes…

International

Kat’s Blog: Blimey, Who Does Australia’s Fact Checking?

·January 15, 2019
·5 Comments

Peter Dutton, Minister for Home Affairs in Australia wants to be the white knight riding in to save his constituents from “sex offenders” by proposing a National Public Registry. “Thwarting…

International

AUS: Lawyer fears sex offender list would lead to jury bias

·January 14, 2019
·2 Comments

[pressreader.com for Courier-Mail, 1/14/19] Veteran criminal lawyer Chris Nyst says a public register for child sex offenders could result in unfair convictions from biased jurors, if they were given easy…

National

Kat’s Blog: The Registry: A Valuable Public Safety Tool?

·January 9, 2019
·26 Comments

If you have a few minutes, read Florida’s Sex Offender Registration and Monitoring Triennial Review 2018 (www.oppaga.state.fl.us). Even if you don’t live in Florida, it’s an interesting slog thru what…

National

FL: Miami-Herald: FAC Opinion Published

·January 4, 2019
·0 Comments

[floridaactioncommittee.org - 1/4/19. Not available on miamiherald.com] An opinion piece in response to a recent article in the Miami Herald was published today. The text of the response and an…

National

Academic Study Reveals 30 States Require Visiting Registrants to Register; 22 States Don’t Remove Registrants After They Depart

·September 10, 2018
·126 Comments

Note: before you travel to another state, it is your responsibility to always read up on the latest registration regulations. Don't depend on secondhand studies like this. Do your research…

National

ND: North Dakota works to track registered sex offenders

·September 3, 2018
·2 Comments

[inforum.com - 9/2/18] Keeping track track of sex offenders in North Dakota requires technology and the teamwork of law enforcement and communities across the state. There are among nearly 1,900…

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