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[Thanks to a member for bringing this case to our attention] A petition for Writ of Certiorari has been filed to the Supreme Court of the United States in Boyd v. Washington. At issue in that case is whether the number of In Person registration requirements violates the Ex Post Facto clause of the Constitution. In that state (as well

Dear supporters, Another advocacy group in our movement CCNCR has sent a letter to the USSC as they are currently taking public comments. Numbers count. The USSC is taking comments until next week. This issue is important to keep on their annual priority list. Please send your own personalized letter to the USSC. Details are included in the letter. The

A Springfield Township man filed a federal lawsuit challenging Ohio’s sex offender parole law as unconstitutional because it forbids him from seeing his 14-year-old son. The Ohio Justice and Policy Center filed the lawsuit on Wednesday on behalf of a 50-year-old former high school teacher who is listed as John Doe in court filings. In 2014, Doe was convicted of

Bill Cosby, the former acting legend who was recently convicted of sexual offenses, is challenging his designation as a “Sexually Violent Predator” Days ago, Cosby received the designation from the State of Pennsylvania. Some of the distinctions of the SVP designation are lifetime registration and enhanced notifications (such as distribution of fliers to neighbors). Among the reasons for his challenge

Gov. Rick Scott’s new U.S. Senate campaign report shows generous support from a Florida-based company with a controversial track record, the Boca-Raton based corrections giant the GEO Group. GEO operates immigrant detention facilities in Florida and Texas that are at the center of a raging national debate over President Donald Trump’s “no tolerance” immigration policies. At a time when other

Clarence Collins, a sex predator who worked at the Pride Center for 15 years and was arrested in April for failing to re-register as a sex offender, is still behind bars. It’s unclear why though. Collins has a bond of $2,500, which means all he needs is $250 to get out of jail. “The entire bail system is designed to incarcerate poor people