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Like many parts of the country, sex offenders in Illinois are struggling to find housing because of all the restrictions imposed on them. A group of registrants who are being denied release from prison because they can’t find housing, are suing. One registrant involved in the lawsuit has remained behind bars for six years after his scheduled release date because

India has just approved promulgation of their Criminal Law to create a national database and profile of sexual offenders. While it is unclear whether the registry will be public (as it is in the United States) or for law enforcement only (as it is in all other countries that have sex offender registries, such as; Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom,

Colorado’s sex offender registry still hangs in limbo seven months after a judge said it violated the constitutional rights of former offenders, subjecting them to an extended punishment and public shaming. U.S. District Judge Richard P. Matsch’s ruling is the latest to reject states that are reaching for more stringent controls on sex offenders even after they have served their

By now we’re used to being excluded. Can’t be on Facebook…. well, they sell your private information anyhow. Can’t take your kids to Disney World… who wants to pay ten bucks for an ice cream bar shaped like a mouse anyhow? But there’s a trending exclusion that brings cruel and unusual punishment to an entirely new level. Sex offenders are

This week, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an opinion in Sessions v. Dimaya that could prove helpful in our Internet Identifier case. Although the case had nothing to do with the sex offender registry, the issue centered around a vague statute. Specifically; what constitutes a “crime of violence”. As is one of the issues in our internet

By Robin Vander Wall . . . At a hearing in federal court (Middle District, NC) on Monday, April 16, 2018, NARSOL, NCRSOL, and two John Doe plaintiffs were represented by Attorney Paul Dubbeling to defend against the state of North Carolina’s Motion to Dismiss a lawsuit filed in January, 2017 seeking declaratory and injunctive relief under section 1983 of