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VA: Virginia lawmakers squash repeal of civil commitment law

·January 29, 2021
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[13newsnow.com - 1/28/21] RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia lawmakers have squashed a proposal to repeal a decades-old Virginia law that allows the state to hold certain sex offenders at a psychiatric…

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VA: Virginia bill would end civil commitment of sex offenders

·January 19, 2021
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[abcnews.go.com - 1/19/21] RICHMOND, Va. -- Two Virginia Democratic lawmakers are spearheading a push to repeal a decades-old law that allows the state to hold certain sex offenders at psychiatric…

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VA: Virginia Crime Commission recommends eliminating all mandatory minimum sentences

·January 7, 2021
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[virginiamercury.com - 1/7/21] Members of the Virginia Crime Commission voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to endorse legislation stripping all mandatory minimum sentences from state code. The sweeping proposal, which lawmakers plan to…

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VA: Shipyard superintendent, porn convict, seeks online access at work

·June 17, 2020
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[dailypress.com - 6/16/20] A superintendent at a local shipyard wants access to the internet at work despite being convicted of a child pornography charge 12 years ago. Willoughby Warren “Billy”…

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VA: Convicted Sex Offender Elected to Virginia Senate

·November 10, 2019
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[theohiostar.com - 11/11/19] One of the many Democrats elected to the Virginia Senate on Tuesday is a convicted sex offender and disbarred lawyer, according to Breitbart. Joe Morrissey was jailed…

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VA: Patrick Hope column: Virginia’s sexually violent predator laws have gone too far

·September 30, 2019
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[richmond.com - 9/29/19] The “lock ’em up and throw away the key” era of criminal justice is over. Virginians have reassessed their views on criminal justice to better address mass…

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VA: Our Man in Arlington

·September 5, 2019
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A culture-clash of a trial will resume in late September in Arlington Circuit Court. The scantly reported-on civil procedure involves the disturbing topic of predatory sexual behavior and the Virginia…

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VA: Who lives, works near you, and what it takes to keep track of Virginia’s 13K sex offenders

·August 26, 2019
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The process of moving when buying or renting a home can be a lengthy process, from researching neighborhoods, area schools and the cost of living. For some, another part of…

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VA: In Arlington, a judge must decide if a nonviolent sex offender should stay incarcerated after serving his sentence

·August 23, 2019
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[washingtonpost.com - 8/23/19] Philip Fornaci is a civil rights lawyer based in Washington. Roger Lancaster is the author of “Sex Panic and the Punitive State.” On Monday, the Circuit Court…

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VA: Sex Offenders’ Social Media Notice Law Upheld

·July 30, 2019
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Virginia’s law requiring sex offenders to provide law enforcement officials with information about their social media identity is constitutional, a Virginia appeals court ruled. Full Article

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VA: An unprecedented tweak to a sex offender bill

·March 26, 2019
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Something unexpected: bills that could have penalized convicted sex offenders seeking shelter in an emergency evacuation — from an approaching hurricane, for instance — could get a bit less punitive,…

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VA: Hearing Thursday: EFF Tells Court That Clicking on a URL Isn’t Enough Evidence to Justify A Search Warrant

·January 30, 2019
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[eff.org/ - 1/29/19] Identifying IP Address That May Have Connected to a URL Doesn’t Amount to Probable Cause Richmond, Virginia—On Thursday, January 31, at 8:30 am, the Electronic Frontier Foundation…

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VA: Father of 5 says life on sex offender registry has forced him and his family into homelessness

·December 1, 2018
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Many people may be unconcerned with what someone on the registry goes through, but William Walker said he hopes by sharing details of his arrest and the collateral damage it’s…

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VA: Longer sentences for violent sex predators

·July 4, 2018
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[fredericksburg.com - 7/2/18] THE Commonwealth of Virginia recently announced plans to expand a facility that treats convicted sex offenders who have served their prison sentences, but are considered too dangerous…

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VA: Police: Scammers targeting elderly, sex offenders by demanding money with person info

·June 22, 2018
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[wset.com - 6/21/18] LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) -- Virginia State Police said they have been alerted to an alarming increase in phone scams targeting seniors and convicted sex offenders. Police said…

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VA: Groundbreaking Monday for $110 million expansion of treatment center for civilly committed sex offenders

·June 18, 2018
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Officials kick off a 258-bed expansion of Virginia’s sex offender treatment center Monday, but caution it could run out of room again not long after completion. The Virginia Center for…

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VA: Registered sex offender sues Stafford School Board for banning him from meetings

·May 4, 2018
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[fredericksburg.com 5/4/18] A Stafford County resident is suing the county's School Board over a no-trespassing notice that effectively prohibits him from attending the board’s meetings because he is a registered…

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Leading-Edge Law: College-Picking Time: Talk with Your Child About Sex Offenses and Investigate Due Process

·March 26, 2018
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[richmond.com] High school seniors are in the process of making college selections. But before picking a school, investigate how prospective colleges handle sex-related offenses and talk with your child about…