Michigan poised to double down on failed sex offender registry
In early 2012, more than eight years ago, five people challenged Michigan’s Sex Offenders Registration Act (SORA) in court, arguing that the registry branded them as dangerous “sex offenders” without any individual review.
[They] won their case in 2016, when the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that SORA is unconstitutional. The court not only found that Michigan treats registrants as “moral lepers,” but it also concluded, based on a mountain of evidence, that registries don’t make people or communities safer.
Four years and another lawsuit later, the House has now passed a bill to revise SORA. But that bill ignores the judicial rulings, rejects the science, and would put John and Paul right back on the public registry.
It is the same thing all over again.
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FAC:
Thank you for posing the ACLU links. The statement of facts is 269 pages but very worthwhile for everyone to read. This isn’t just “a mountain of evidence” but the tip of the iceberg. The ACLU could have easily made this a 269,000 page statement of the facts. The evidence is consistent and overwhelming. The registry is useless, a violation of registrant’s rights and a total waste of taxpayer funds.
Anyone interested in getting off of the registry should read these links.