From a Member: Hello, This is xxxxxxxx in Leon County.  I just wanted to let you know that last week I was the target of yet another scam of those of us on the registry.  A "sheriff's deputy" called and said I needed to give a new DNA sample.  An audit had been done...

Florida requires that inmates serve at least 85% of their sentences, and the state has abolished parole. That’s resulted in a massive prison population — about 95,000 inmates. Taxpayers now fork over $2.7 billion per year for the Department of Corrections budget — and...

[1065.iheart.com – 10/17/19] A Sheriff in Georgia is not messing around when it comes to Halloween. He put up “No Trick-Or-Treat at This Address” signs in the yards of sex offenders in order to keep children out of harms way. “I’m not trying to humiliate ’em or...

Yesterday we put up a post reminding members of scams targeting persons on the registry. That wasn't the first time we warned our members, but despite putting up the posts and adding it to our weekly update, we get frequent calls from people who've been targeted or...

FORT MITCHELL, Ky. – In a neighborhood of broad lawns and trees, residents wanted one of their neighbors to leave – and they seized on an unusual way to try and get the city's help to force him out. The drama involved a local prosecutor, a sex offender, and a tiny...

Today, FDLE's motion to stay discovery discovery in Does v. Swearingen was denied. Discovery proceeds in this very important case as scheduled!  A copy of the order follows: Does v. Swearingen - Order on FDLE's Motion to...

Scams targeting people on the registry are becoming more and more prevalent. Because of the wealth of personal information publicly available through the online registry and the abundance of confusing requirements, persons on the registry are easy targets for scams....

Colorado lawmakers advanced a proposal this week to place fewer youths who commit sexual offenses on the state registry, and to partially seal that registry from the public. The proposed changes are informed by research showing that harshly penalizing juvenile sex...