Utah Highest Court
Rules it can’t retroactively apply law that extends statute of limitations for child sex abuse cases The Salt...
Rules it can’t retroactively apply law that extends statute of limitations for child sex abuse cases The Salt...
Listen to this audio interview with Paul Renfro, author of “Stranger Danger”
The murder of a Nebraskan, a registered citizen, is being portrayed as an act of protection in this Omaha World Herald article.
PA court determines that the sex offender registry is a form of punishment.
Out of State registrants in North Carolina and attorney Paul Dubbeling were handed a win yesterday in Federal...
In this Reason.com article, W.A.R. founder Vicki Henry and NARSOL founder Sandy Rozek are interviewed by author HALLIE...
W.A.R. founder Vicki Henry talks about this movement, and its reform efforts in this audio podcast.
The States of Pennsylvania and Oregon have temporarily suspended in-person registration for all registrants in those state. Instead of in-person registration, Pennsylvania is allowing registrants to register by mail, if needed, and Oregon is allowing registrants to register by telephone. Click here to read this ACSOL Post
Please follow the link below to read the news article about the reaction from The Pennsylvania Association for...
Why did California destroy research into a group of people it says are dangerous enough to be locked up indefinitely? Read this insightful and in-depth article on Reason.com about studies conducted by psychologist Jesus Padilla and colleagues at California's Atascadero State Hospital about civil commitment and recidivism rates among those deemed sexual violent predators. McEntee called as a witness Jesus Padilla, one of Atascadero's psychologists. Padilla was four...
Michigan Ex Post Facto Ruling Watch a video conference for Michigan registrants, held Feb. 17 with ACLU Senior Attorney Miriam Aukerman, Oliver Law Group Attorney Alyson Oliver, and Paul Reingold to learn updates for registrants after the ruling Feb. 14.From the ACLU of Michigan website UPDATE:On Feb. 14, U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland ruled to provide relief for registrants on the Michigan Sex Offender Registration Act. Judge Cleland ordered that if the legislature does...
U.S. District Court rules against Michigan sex offender law This from the ACLU of Michigan's website: “We urge the Michigan Legislature to focus on what actually works to reduce sexual offending,” said Paul Reingold, law professor at the University of Michigan and co-counsel on the case. “The legislature will now need to overhaul the SORA law, and can do so is a way that is rooted in research...
Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center February Newsletter Link Here are some highlights of what is included in this edition of the newsletter: United States v. Hines (Dist. R.I.) Revocation of Supervision State v. Bouchard (Vt.) Conditions of Supervision Thomas v. Blocker (3rd Cir.) Adam Walsh Act | Duty to Register | Federalism Click here to read the complete newsletter.
In this Appeal before the Michigan Supreme Court, appellant Betts is challenging the very nature of the Michigan...
This website offers help for former and reentering felons. From jobs, to housing, to legal resources, this website...
‘Dark and Devastating’: Kristen Burgess wants restorative justice By Mardi Link mlink@record-eagle.com Jan 5, 2020 The term “restorative...
To view the calendar of the State's Legislative sessions for 2020, follow this link to National Conference of State Legislatures interactive map for each State and territory. For a link to the spreadsheet version, click here.
By: Melanie Cabrera, MA In this study of data on the successes or failures of sex offender laws,...
Implications for U.S. Higher Education Research has shown that sex offender statutes and registry websites vary widely between...