PARSOL: U.S. Sentencing Commission released 2025 amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines
BELOW IS AN ANALYSIS FROM PARSOL:
The 2025 amendments move away from a one-size-fits-all approach for “sex offenders” and persons convicted of sex crimes. Courts now have greater discretion to tailor both the imposition and length of supervised release to the individual, based on a thorough assessment of the case, while still maintaining the ability to impose strict conditions and lengthy supervision where warranted by statute or case facts. The amendments emphasize rehabilitation, public safety, and efficient use of supervision resources, while retaining robust tools for monitoring and restricting sex offenders as needed.
Supervised Release: Shift to Individualized Assessment
The amendments eliminate the previous guideline recommendation that courts impose the statutory maximum term of supervised release for sex offenses. Instead, courts are now instructed to conduct an individualized assessment to determine both whether supervised release is warranted and, if so, its appropriate length, provided it meets any statutory minimums and does not exceed statutory maximums.
The court must state in open court the reasons for imposing or not imposing supervised release and for the length of the term imposed.
The amendments explicitly note that, while a statutory maximum term may still be warranted in certain sex offense cases, it is no longer the default recommendation; the decision is left to the court’s discretion based on the facts of the case.
Special Conditions
The guidelines continue to recommend certain “special conditions” for individuals convicted of sex offenses, including:
Mandatory participation in a treatment and monitoring program for sex offenders.
Restrictions on computer and internet use if relevant to the offense.
Consent to searches of person and property (including electronic devices) upon reasonable suspicion.
Prohibition on contacting victims, either directly or indirectly.
The definition of “sex offense” for these purposes remains unchanged: it includes offenses perpetrated against minors under specified federal statutes, attempts or conspiracies to commit such offenses, but excludes failure to register under 18 U.S.C. § 2250.This probably means that a failure to register is, as we have been saying forever, “recidivism” but not “reoffense.”
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I don’t see people going woe is me for their actions that landed them on the registry. What I see is criticism of the cruelty of the registry restrictions. The spiteful restrictions that keep people from being able to reconstruct their lives. The fear that forgetting to register someone else’s vehicle or breaking down within 2500ft of a school or being told that the only available residence is 2500ft offshore. I can go on
I’ll go offshore..np
Bwj…? Did your wife forgive you? Oh, no..was it a minor on the other end
Sa,
I made amends for my actions to my wife and family. I walked into a police sting on the Craigslist personal site.
Bwj,Sorry to hear…how much time did you do?
Seventeen months. Five years probation.
I was cheating on my wife by going onto Craigslist. I answered an ad that was a police sting. My mistake for having a conversation. But this registry nonsense is above and beyond the level of my actions.
Yes. We look up and save the pictures of all of the offenders in our immediate radius who have done bad things such as rape, molestation, battery, etc. You need to be vigilant in this day and age.
Mom,
Perhaps you could serve and protect your children better by keeping other family members away from them. Those family members are more likely to commit a sexual offense than someone already on the registry.
bwj
out of curiosity, do you have any kids and grandkids?
Yes I do. I have a son and a daughter.
Bwj Do you get to see them?
I live with them and my wife and dog.
Virtually all sex offenders here know about sexually abusing children in their families from personal experience because that’s what they did.
That is a false statement.
B, they did to your family or you did to someone?
Agreed
I was never sexually abused. I never sexually abused my children or anyone else’s children. So don’t speak in general terms. Each person has their own story.
Just hope they all live X amount of feet from your kid’s school because if it’s a foot less, they’re in danger!! 🤣🤣
😂
This is disturbing to make a joke about it. The rules are there for a good reason. Because Yes indeed they are in danger when an offender is near! Registered or not. Hide your kids, hide your wife, hide your husbands. You know the rest…
And I’m talking to No End, it’s inappropriate to laugh or make jokes about the school zone rules
My point flew right over your head lol. If a pfr is mandated to live 10 miles away, it still won’t stop anyone from reoffending if they want to. What about the teachers who are right in front of your kids? Explain that one.
More than 95% of all sex offenses are done by individuals NOT on the registry, such as gym coaches, teachers, doctors, day-care workers, family members, clergy, and now even law enforcement.
Less than 1% of all offenses are done by a stranger.
No one registers first befpre committing their first offense-no one.
Registration is an after-the-fact obligation.
You are barking up the wrong tree.
My apologies, when I went to place my comment on the thread it froze and I lost my place. I suppose this is as fine a place to add my budget retort. It was a comment from Trin about how some registrants are okay, and some are not. No hostility here, just some facts from FLsenate.gov:
“The ICAC Florida 2024 budget incorporates $48.6 billion in General Revenue Fund dollars, $30 billion from state trust funds, and $37.9 billion in federal funds1. The total appropriations for Florida’s FY2024-25 state budget is $118.6 billion, including local revenues.”
In 2024 ICAC budget was 48Billion$, in 2023 it was 40Billion$, in 2022 it was 34Billion$ are we seeing a pattern yet?
They want to inflame the fear and passions of the voters to keep blanket policies and registries in perpetuity to keep asking for more and more money. Big scary numbers create a big scary budgets.
To answer someone else’s question of why we don’t have Drug dealer registries, murderer registries, animal abuse registries, drunk driving registries etc. It’s because only people on the registry make you want to hand over your money blindly to the government to keep your loved one safe. I mean I get it; I have a son and there are some terrible individuals out there, but it’s not the bulk of the registry.
I promise Law Enforcement et al. are being a little less than honest with you about re-offense statistics and how much of your money actually goes to “fighting crime” rather than bolstering the pockets of special interest L.E. and politicians.
It is extremely rare that someone on that list will offend. You would do more towards preventing sex crimes against children by being hyper aware around people known to you, teaching children the signs of inappropriate behavior and grooming, teaching children that it is never okay for an adult to ask them to keep a secret from their parents. This kind of education is severely lacking because of the focus on the registry and belief that it is a useful tool. “Stranger danger” isn’t really a thing (except in very rare cases) .
I correct you on that statement, I have seen multiple offenders, that went back to prison for same crime.
Can you provide evidence? Statistics that show explicitly a new sex crime. And not a registry violation which sometimes is incorrectly labeled as a sex crime.
If you fail to register any vehicle, it is a third-degree felony in Florida. This can result in imprisonment for up to five years and a $5,000 fine.
Knowingly providing false information is a second-degree felony.
So harsh..wow