Washington – ACSOL

WA: Judges Denies Lakewood’s Request To Stop Sex Offender Relocation

·August 8, 2018
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[patch.com - 8/6/18] LAKEWOOD, WA - A Pierce County judge has denied Lakewood's request to stop the transfer of three sex offenders from McNeil Island to a private residential adult…

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WA: Aging sex offenders on McNeil Island needed 557 medical trips last year

·July 22, 2018
·6 Comments

Serving the medical needs of an aging population civilly committed to the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island means more doctor appointments and costs. The off-island trips for care, for…

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WA: County to pay $115K to man mistakenly listed as sex offender

·June 14, 2018
·18 Comments

[kimatv.com - 6/14/18] YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. - The county has agreed to settle a lawsuit involving a man who was wrongfully listed as a sex offender. Yakima County will pay…

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WA: Probationer Wins Washington Supreme Court Case on Pornography

·May 18, 2018
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[floridaactioncommittee.org 5/17/18] A convicted sex offender in Washington challenged a provision of his probation that prevented him from “possessing or accessing pornographic materials” and won! The definition of “pornographic materials”,…

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WA: Landlords sue Seattle over tenant history ordinance

·May 2, 2018
·3 Comments

[richmond.com 5/1/18] SEATTLE (AP) — A landlord group has sued the city of Seattle over an ordinance passed in August that prohibits them from making rental decisions based on a…

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WA: New legislation makes our community safer [stop unconditional SVP release]

·March 30, 2018
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[tacomaweekly.com] Flanked by Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist, State Representative Dick Muri, and others, Governor Jay Inslee signed House Bill 2271 into law on March 27. The new law will…

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‘Living beyond the label’

·March 9, 2018
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____ ____ ____, 29, is a married father of two. He’s enrolled in Peninsula College’s Composites Recycling program, and is a member of the school’s Carbon Club. He’s also a…

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WA: Law Would Reduce Severity of Charges for Teens Who Send, View Sexually Explicit Images

·February 19, 2018
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[chronline.com] The state Senate a week ago passed legislation amending state law to reduce charges against teens over 12 years old for sending, producing or viewing sexually explicit material of…

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WA: Bill to Protect Minor-Aged College Students From Sex Offenders Considered in State House

·February 1, 2018
·15 Comments

A bill under consideration by the state House of Representatives has been introduced in an effort to protect minor-aged college students, such as those in Running Start, from level three…

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WA: Home helps Walla Walla sex offenders stay on straight and narrow

·January 28, 2018
·4 Comments

[union-bulletin.com] About 860,000 registered sex offenders were living in the United States in 2016, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Washington state Association of Sheriffs and…

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WA: The Island Where Washington State Sends Its Sex Offenders (video)

·January 9, 2018
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[VICE News channel on YouTube.com] Twenty minutes off the Puget Sound coast is an island that was the home to a state penitentiary until it closed in 2011. Now, it…

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Once a sex offender always a sex offender — even beyond death?

·December 26, 2017
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Who was Benjamin Gran? Registered sex offender sentenced to a lifetime of supervised release after he was caught with a massive amount of child pornography; Autistic young man caught in…

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WA: ‘He’d pulled it together’ – Mom on son killed in Amtrak crash

·December 21, 2017
·12 Comments

____ ____ was a train enthusiast, a beloved son and an autism success story. He was also a registered sex offender, having served nearly two years in federal prison for…

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WA: Water at sex offender center violates health standards, state records show

·September 26, 2017
·2 Comments

Water at the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island has repeatedly exceeded standards for various chlorine-related chemicals and been cited for violations dating back to 2006, according to an Associated…

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WA: Cowlitz County has the highest rate of sex offenders per capita in the state

·September 24, 2017
·2 Comments

As the number of registered sex offenders in Cowlitz County grows — and the state rate drops — the county’s rate per capita has become the highest in the state.…

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WA: Juvenile sex crimes can be basis of civil commitment

·August 17, 2017
·4 Comments

Civil commitment of offenders who have been designated as sexually violent predators can be indefinitely extended for those whose crimes occurred when they were juveniles, the Washington Supreme Court unanimously…

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WA: Seattle set to prevent landlords from considering applicants’ criminal records

·August 12, 2017
·15 Comments

[The Seattle Times] Seattle set to prevent landlords from considering applicants’ criminal records. Seattle landlords would be almost completely prohibited from screening prospective tenants based on their criminal histories, under…

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WA: He spent 9 years on McNeil Island without his day in court

·July 18, 2017
·5 Comments

____ had spent more than a year in the Yakima County Jail when he filed an Alford plea — not admitting the crime but conceding he likely would be convicted…

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