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TN: Tennessee bill would change penalties for public urination

·February 19, 2020
·1 Comment

[newschannel9.com - 2/18/20] NASHVILLE, Tenn.--A bill before committee in the Tennessee General Assembly would prevent a person from being seen as a sex offender if they perform "an excretory function"…

National

NM: Bill to increase penalties for human trafficking and expand sex offender registration clears House

·February 16, 2020
·11 Comments

[nmpoliticalreport.com - 2/15/20] A bill that supporters say will get tough on human trafficking and expand who has to register as a sex offender in the state took another step…

National

MI: Federal judge to hear latest arguments in case of sex offender registry ruled unconstitutional

·February 3, 2020
·77 Comments

UPDATE 2/5: Hearing today to decide whether to remove thousands from Michigan sex offender registry Also see: https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/02/constitutional-fight-for-michigan-sex-offender-rights-now-before-federal-judge.html [michiganradio.org - 2/3/20] Lawyers will make their case in front of a…

General News

Kat’s Blog: Band-Aid Fixes

·February 1, 2020
·5 Comments

I’m not sure what’s going on in Tennessee. Lately there seems to be an avalanche of bills proposed challenging the rights of registrants. Most of these bills seem to serve…

National

GA: Group confronts Cobb County sheriff over ‘invented requirements’ imposed on sex offenders

·January 30, 2020
·8 Comments

[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…

National

NM: New Mexico rethinks sex-offender registry eluded by Epstein

·January 9, 2020
·8 Comments

[sfchronicle.com - 1/9/20] Legislators will consider changes to the state's sex offender registration policies in response to revelations that deceased financier and New Mexico ranch owner Jeffrey Epstein was allowed…

National

TX: Family says they’re being targeted due to criminal past

·January 7, 2020
·13 Comments

[kens5.com - 1/6/20] Obscene symbols and hateful words fill the walls outside a San Antonio home. The messages are directed at the registered sex offender who lives in the house.…

National

PA: Five Cases Could Significantly Reform Pennsylvania’s Sex Offense Registry. The State’s Attorney General Is Pushing Back

·January 7, 2020
·15 Comments

[theappeal.org - 1/7/20] Josh Shapiro has warned that changing the state’s sex offense registry requirements threatens public safety. But experts say his fears are unfounded and the registry provides little…

International

Ireland: Laws to protect sex offenders’ identities must be considered, says outgoing probation chief

·January 2, 2020
·6 Comments

[irishtimes.com - 1/1/20] Ireland should consider introducing privacy laws to protect the identities of sex offenders being released back into the community, the outgoing director of the Probation Service believes.…

International

Dominica island: BPW calls for a sex offenders registry in Dominica

·December 31, 2019
·13 Comments

[loopslu.com - 12/31/19] The Dominica chapter of Business and Professional Women (BPW) is working with other women’s rights groups across the region, to ensure that dreams of a sex offenders…

National

TX: Texas Sex Offender Registry Upheld by Fifth Circuit

·December 17, 2019
·21 Comments

[bloomberglaw.com - 12/17/19] The Texas Sex Offender Registration Program, which requires sex offenders to make in person reports and restricts housing options, doesn’t violate the U.S. Constitution by depriving registrants…

National

Kat’s Blog: Will Pennsylvania Ruling Begin the Domino Effect We Need?

·December 13, 2019
·22 Comments

Pennsylvania’s “Sex Offender” Registry is headed for what some are calling a life-or-death battle in the PA Supreme Court. The registry, in existence for nearly a quarter of a century,…

National

TN: Justice Department Announces More than $376 Million in Awards to Promote Public Safety

·December 4, 2019
·1 Comment

[justice.gov - 12/4/10] $5,528,132 Will Support Crime-Fighting Efforts in the Western District of Tennessee MEMPHIS – The Department of Justice today announced that it has awarded more than $376 million…

National

UPDATED: 50-State Chart on Relief from Sex Offender Registration 11-21-2019

·December 4, 2019
·24 Comments

[ccresourcecenter.org - 11/21/19] We [Collateral Consequences Resource Center] have completed an overhaul of our 50-State chart on relief from sex offender registration obligations, to bring it up to date and ensure…

National

Why there is no national domestic assault offender registry – yet

·November 30, 2019
·13 Comments

[foxnews.com - 11/30/19] It was a murder so brutal – and one that continues to haunt law enforcement in the quiet community of Osceola County, Florida. ... For those like…

International

Nigeria launches first sex offender register

·November 26, 2019
·10 Comments

[theguardian.com/ - 11/25/19] Campaigners have hailed the launch of Nigeria’s first sex offender register as a vital step towards tackling reported cases of sexual abuse, which are rising across the…

National

Supreme Court Won’t Weigh Curbing U.S. Agency Powers

·November 26, 2019
·15 Comments

[bloomberglaw.com - 11/25/19] The U.S. Supreme Court refused Nov. 25 to once again consider whether Congress is disregarding a long-held legal doctrine and giving too much power to federal agencies.…

California

CA: CASOMB Reports Significant Increase in Number of Registrants

·November 21, 2019
·51 Comments

[ACSOL] The number of individuals required to register as a sex offender in the state of California continues to grow rapidly, according to the CA Sex Offender Management Board. The…

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