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Urgent Need For Sex Offender Law Reform A new report by The Fortune Society and many advocates urges much need reform of current laws and restrictions placed upon sex offenders. Registration laws for those convicted of sex-related offenses, and more specifically the housing restrictions that impact these individuals, are counterproductive. The registries ensnare the wrong people. Over-broad housing restrictions make communities less safe while fostering a false sense...
The US Supreme Court to rule in Gundy v U.S. Background on this case, — Gundy v U.S — from a November, 2018 American Bar Association article by Trish McCubbin can be read here. W.A.R. president Vicki Henry reports that the U.S. Supreme Court will decide on the merits of this doctrine in Gundy v U.S before the end of June, 2019.
New York University Law Review Article One of the predominant themes in the criminal justice literature is that prosecutors dominate the justice system. Over seventy-five years ago, Attorney General Robert Jackson famously proclaimed that the “prosecutor has more control over life, liberty, and reputation than any other person in America.” In one of the most cited law review articles of all time, Bill Stuntz added that prosecutors—not legislators,...
Would have allow officials to temporarily block convicted sex offenders from using emergency shelters As reported in this ABC News Station WJLA by The Associated Press The legislation would have allowed shelter officials to deny entrance for convicted sex offenders...
Would Have Allowed Some Child Sex Offenders To Bypass Registry As reported on the Phoenix, Arizona NPR radio station KJZZ website by Holliday Moore: Senate Bill1255, by Sen. Paul Boyer
Nevada Senate Bill 8 – SB8 – once again is trying to revive the lifetime supervision of sex...
Sex Offender Prison Program Unconstitutional Indiana Department of Corrections cannot force sex offenders to list all past sex offenses. As reported in this "The Indiana Lawyer" article by Marilyn Odendahl last week: Finding the disclosures provide information that any law enforcement agent “would love to have,” the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled Indiana’s requirement that sex offender inmates give detailed accounts of their past actions violates...
After a False Accusation, Police and Child Services Forced a Family Apart for 7 Months Sad story out...
ACLU pushes for removal of sex offender registry As reported in an earlier post, the Michigan SOR laws...
As reported in The Nevada Appeal — The state Assembly on Friday passed a bill that would eliminate...
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday that requiring sex offenders to disclose their social media identities and other digital information does not violate their free speech rights. Iowa Supreme Court rules that Social Media reporting not a first amendment violation
In this op-ed post on the W.A.R. National Blog website,”The Scarlet Letter”, citizen-author Lara expresses great insight into...
In this COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES RESOURCE CENTER April 9, 2019 article about a case in Pennsylvania that is questioning the due process violations for people affected by SORNA. As reported in this article the PA High Court will hear Due Process violations of SORNA: One of the first people to be required to register under the new law was the defendant in Commonwealth v. Torsilieri. Torsilieri was convicted by...
Sex Offenders: Stop Believing the Lies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp-ertWx1lk No matter what your religious beliefs, world-view, or personal philosophies, this country is not being fair to ex-offenders of any cloth.
Motel 6 Motels in Washington state gave Immigration and Customs – ICE agents – hotel guest information without a court issued warrant or written permission. Read Story Here
From Philadelphia’s efforts to reduce jail population through pretrial reforms to community-based interventions in New York City, this...
S.M.A.R.T. Office Case Law Update Click the DOJ Logo image below to review the updated court rulings used...
Arizona lawmakers weigh elimination of lifetime sex offender registration for some State lawmakers are weighing whether to give judges more leeway to eliminate the requirement that certain people register for life as sex offenders. As reported in this Tuscon.com article By Howard Fischer Capitol Media ServicesMar 28, 2019 Updated Mar 29, 2019
Click image to read article The Boston Globe Reports – “The government does not have an ‘unlimited’ ability to infringe upon a probationer’s still-existing, albeit diminished, expectations of privacy,’’ Justice Frank M. Gaziano wrote for the court. “GPS monitoring is not a minimally invasive search.” Mandatory GPS monitoring of some sex offenders violates privacy rights, SJC rules
Considering 17 “Sex Offense” bills U.S. News and World Report published this article on sexual offenses to bolster...
