Women intimately involved with registrants: Zoom presentation

Thank you to ACSOL for sharing this event. Dr. Lisa Anne Zilney will give a Zoom lecture on her book, Impacts of Sex Crime Laws on the Female Partners of Convicted Offenders: Never Free of Collateral Consequences (Routledge, 2020). This event will be Wednesday, February 23 at 9:30 AM Pacific Time, 12:30 PM Eastern time. To attend, email Dr. Emily Horowitz

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ALL EXCEPT FOR: ANIMUS THAT DRIVES EXCLUSIONS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM

Saying something is true does not make it so. And saying it louder does not make it truer. But such is the legislative posture behind modern day sex offense registration laws that punish those who commit sex crimes because of entrenched myths that overstate the laws’ positive impact on public safety and exaggerate recidivism rates of offenders. And it is

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Suspects accused of having sex in Cincinnati parks after police sting

An undercover sting operation by Cincinnati Police has resulted in multiple arrests of people accused of having sex in city parks. Mt. Airy Forest was targeted by the sting due to the high number of people engaging in sexual acts there over the last few years, according to Fraternal Order of Police President Sgt. Dan Hils. “Don’t come to our

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From Bill Dobbs: 4th Circuit LOSS

Doe v. Settle U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Case No. 20-1951 Opinion and decision filed Jan. 28, 2021 https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/201951.P.pdf Another victory for endless punishment. So while Doe may have felt lucky to only be charged with indecent liberties, given the potential for a lower prison sentence, that plea ended up condemning him to worse treatment on the

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