EARNEST LEAP – The National Registry of Exonerations
From The National Registry of Exonerations read about this exoneree, Earnest Leap. False accusations in divorce, later exonerated of wrong-doing. About The National Registry of Exonerations
Pa. courts put Megan’s Law in limbo
As reported in the Altona, PA newspaper, Altona Mirror on Jan 10, 2018 Under those opinions, questions arose as to the constitutionality of the state law requiring sexual offenders to register with state police and to periodically update their registration. The court is questioning the constitutionality of sex offender laws as it pertains to dates of conviction as well as other considerations. The key ruling, Long explained, that...
New Passport Rules for Sex Offenders
Read the HuffPost article here If you would like to contribute to the Federal Lawsuit ACSOL's Janice Bellucci is filing please go to the ACSOL website and donate as a WAR Member.
Where Sex Offender Registration Laws Miss the Point
Rose, Justin P. (2017) "Where Sex Offender Registration Laws Miss the Point: Why a Return to an Individualized Approach and a Restoration of Judicial Discretion in Sentencing Will Better Serve the Governmental Goals of Registration and Protect Individual Liberties from Unnecessary Encroachments," Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice: Vol. 38, Article 2. Where Sex Offender Registration Laws Miss the Point_ Why a Return
Sex offender laws – Journalist Resources
Check out these resources used by journalist on the topic of sex offender laws, registries, and policy questions. Click the following link for an example of the resources available: “Sex Offender Laws in the United States: Smart Policy or Disproportionate Sanctions?” [caption id="attachment_645" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Sex offender laws, registries and policy questions: Research roundup[/caption] Sex offender laws, registries and policy questions: Research roundup
National Reentry Resources
Funded and administered by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), the National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC) is the nation’s primary source of information and guidance in reentry. Click the following link for this recent article from the center to get an good idea of the importance of the work.being done to help with reentry issues. Capitol Hill Event Showcases Progress in Reentry and Recidivism...
Happy Holidays
Wish all a very joyous holiday celebrated with good friends and loved-one's.
Book Shelf
The Marshall Project presents... The Picks of 2017 - The best criminal justice books we read this year The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives By Jessie Eisinger (2017) A Colony in a Nation By Chris Hayes (2017) The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America By Richard Rothstein (2017) ...
Constitutional Challenge in Indiana
Sex offenders sue over Indiana registry requirement 12/17/17 11:57 AM INDIANAPOLIS — Three men have filed a lawsuit over an Indiana requirement that they register as sex offenders when moving to the state, saying they’re being treated differently than other residents in similar situations. By: The Republic newspaper, 2980 N. National Road, Suite A, Columbus, IN 47201
Sex Offenders, Laws, Risk and Society | Subject Matter Book List
New Publications Contemporary Sex Offender Risk Management, Volume I: Perceptions (Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society) Edited by Kieran McCartan and Hazel Kemshall Available January 2018 Contemporary Sex Offender Risk Management, Volume II: Responses (Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society) Edited by Kieran McCartan and Hazel Kemshall Available January 2018 Sexual Offending: A Criminological Perspective (Global Issues in Crime and Justice) Edited by Patrick Lussier and Eric Beauregard Available April 2018 Living Under Sex Offender Laws:...
Sex Offender Registry Realities
ACSOL founder and Advocate, Janice Bellucci presents The Truth About the Sex Offender Registry [embed]https://youtu.be/bBqSGgxjlR0[/embed]
Sex Offender Regime
[embed]https://youtu.be/3Z-bIkQUgmM[/embed] Dr Roger N Lancaster is professor of Gender/Sexuality, Culture and Political Economy, Crime and Punishment, American Studies, Latin America at George Mason University. Solitary Nation Podcast is a media outlet focusing on criminal justice reform efforts. Matt Duhamel is a reporter turned activist creating independent films focusing on sex offender registry and criminal justice reform.
Seeking Your Support
Black Friday Giving During this year's Holiday Season, if you are shopping on Amazon.com, please support the Women Against Registry Family Foundation through Amazon.com's Smile charitable giving program.All you need to do is to click the link below, sign into your Amazon.com account and shop. Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchase price to Women Against Registry Family Foundation. Support us when you shop on Black Friday. Go to smile.amazon.com/ch/47-4076038 and...
Juveniles Who Commit Sex Offenses Against Minors
Report from the The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) about this segment of sex offenders. Click image below to go to article. [caption id="attachment_576" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Graffiti[/caption]
State by State 2018 Legislative Sessions
2018 State Legislative Sessions [caption id="attachment_572" align="alignnone" width="640"] Lobbying/Protesting[/caption] 2018 Legislative Session
Sex offenders settle lawsuit over living in ‘school zones’
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - As reported in this Michigan Live report, Three Grand Rapids men on Michigan's Sex Offender Registry have settled a federal lawsuit against the state over housing requirements that restrict where they can live. The settlement follows a wider ruling by U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland in Detroit that found, in part, that "geographic exclusion zones," such as the 1,000 feet provision, to be unconstitutional....
Grand Challenge – Social Worker’s CTA
Link to the study: 2016-Grand-Challenge-Registry-Reform [caption id="attachment_562" align="alignleft" width="300"] Homeless[/caption] In this report by prominent social work scholars, we learn some of the failures of the current state of and future expansions to National SORN laws. They have not lived up to their claim to increasing public safety and in fact have contributed to less public safety on a few levels, according to the research into the effectiveness of...
US Supreme Court Makes Mistakes
In this New York Public Radio podcast, THE TAKEAWAY for November 09, 2017, host Todd Zwillich talks with ProPublica reporter Ryan Gabrielson. In it he describes the mistaken information that gets injected into court cases that later turns out to be totally false. And worse, there is no mechanism to correct these instances of the court relying on information that turns out to be false at a future date. It is as if...
Ending Mass Incarceration
[caption id="attachment_537" align="alignnone" width="640"] Prison[/caption] Vera Institute of Justice has a wealth of information through their project, Ending Mass Incarceration. It is divided into four action areas, as follows. Reducing the Use of Jails Treatment not Jail Bail and Pretrial Stories and Data Promoting Racial Equality in Prosecution Local Models Bringing Dignity to Life Behind Bars Higher Education Reimagining Prison Solitary Confinement Lessons from Abroad Sexual Assault Young Adults...
Reforming Criminal Justice
Academy of Justice - Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Criminal Justice Reform in the United States. [caption id="attachment_514" align="alignleft" width="282"] Justice[/caption] VOLUME 1: INTRODUCTION AND CRIMINALIZATION VOLUME 2: POLICING VOLUME 3: PRETRIAL AND TRIAL PROCESSES VOLUME 4: PUNISHMENT, INCARCERATION, AND RELEASE Reforming Criminal Justice is a four-volume report meant to enlighten reform efforts in the United States with the research and analysis of leading academics. Broken down...