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NARSOL previously questioned whether the public conviction registries in Illinois could be on the brink of collapse as there were so many people required to register under its bursting registries while lacking the resources to maintain these various registries.   The Chicago 400 and the Illinois Voices for Reform (with Adele Nicholas serving as its Executive Director) are working toward changes

This lawsuit was filed recently in a federal district court, challenging that the First Amendment protects citizens from compelled speech. The ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci will be added as an attorney in the lawsuit once the court approves. SOURCE: ACSOL News Alert: Federal Lawsuit Challenges Missouri Halloween Sign Requirement, October 5, 2023

“A Portland man was acquitted last month after being granted a new trial on appeal, nearly five years after he was convicted in connection with an undercover child sex sting.”  (The Columbian, “Portland man arrested in Clark County sting acquitted of child sex abuse in new trial,” Becca Robbins, October 2, 2023) “His case was featured in an August 2020

NARSOL continues to fight against the harsh, barbaric laws that are passed to further punish people on the registry who have served out their sentence and are trying to reintegrate back into society as law-abiding citizens. Appearing in an article published this week concerning a situation in Illinois where research is not a priority for some policy makers, NARSOL is

The Newberry city commissioners in Alachua County considered expanding their residency restrictions beyond the state’s 1000 feet.  The city attorney said that “while a stricter code would be allowable, it may not be enforceable because the state will not prosecute a local ordinance that is not also a violation of state law, unless the city enters into an agreement with

By Catherine L. Carpenter Professor Carpenter says we are in a sex panic which “has bred widespread and ever-escalating legislation, impacted the lives of more than a million people and their families, and caused public hysteria and violence.”  (Notre Dame Journal of Legislation, “Panicked Legislation,” Catherine L. Carpenter, 49 Notre Dame J. Leg. 1 (2023)) Carpenter says that this fear