Last week we reported about a person required to register for working as a santa. While there was nothing illegal about what he was doing, the fact that he failed to report it as "employment" earned him a registration violation charge and a whole lot of unnecessary...

According to an article in the Daily Mail, a UK news outlet, "Prison rape in America - perpetrated by both inmates and staff - remains pervasive." 15 years after the Prison Rape Elimination Act was passed in 2003. Florida has one of the worst prison systems in the...

House Bill 83 has been introduced in the Florida Legislature. The bill would establish a state-wide information system to track and manage, " the location, lab submission status, testing, completion, and storage of each kit required to be submitted for testing" and...

Florida Senate Bill 130, Sponsored by Senator Stewart, seeks to eliminate the statute of limitations for prosecution of a sexual battery against someone younger than 18. The amended language reads, "If a victim is younger than 18 years of age at the time the offense...

REASON.COM: The program raked in $1.5 million from the Department of Justice (DOJ) in its first year. Its mission: to disrupt human trafficking and help the crime's victims in southeastern Arizona. Instead, Southern Arizona's Anti-Trafficking Unified Response Network...

Excerpts from the SOURCE On Friday, President Trump signed into law the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018 (AVAA). The Act will help victims of what are frequently referred to as "child pornography" crimes obtain full restitution.The...

Enlightenment and a trigger warning in Connecticut:  A day-long event in Connecticut featuring a series of presentations about the sex offense registry proved enlightening and remarkable!  One highlight was the first speaker who gave an overview, taking some trouble...

You gotta love Guy Hamilton-Smith! Guy is a legal fellow of the Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, an advocate for reform and author of some of the most classic social media posts (among scholarly stuff, too) I've...