Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Attorney General Steadroy Benjamin says residents will soon be alerted when a sex offender moves into their neighborhood by the creation of a sex offenders registry. The formulation of a registry was being discussed for a number of years. Now, the AG says that once convicted, the names of all sexual offenders will be placed on a public registry from early next year. SOURCE
Read moreEvery three seconds, a person is arrested in the United States, mostly for low-level incidents like drug possession or disorderly conduct. After that person is booked, they may or may not be charged with a crime by prosecutors, and even if they are charged, the case can end in a dismissal. This should be the end of the story. When
Read moreThe holiday season is often a time for family gatherings, and while many will be preparing for reunions in the coming days, it is important to remember the roadblocks returning citizens face. For instance, background checks cause thousands of potential collateral consequences that can impact things like housing or employment. I can’t get time back, but our system must be
Read moreA former juvenile court judge was sentenced to nine years in prison and another 20 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to federal child pornography charges. XXXXXXXXX, 39, resigned from his position in the Milwaukee County Circuit Court in early September and pleaded guilty to two counts of distribution of child pornography later that month. The former jurist appeared
Read moreA South Carolina man is suing Attorney General Alan Wilson and SLED Chief Mark Keel, claiming that he still has to register as a sex offender for a buggery charge in which he says he was convicted, and later pardoned, for having consensual sex with another man. The man, identified as “John Doe” in the lawsuit, says he was convicted
Read moreOut of respect for the privacy of persons forced to register, we generally don’t post stories about people who get arrested for registration violations. However, because the individual is already a public figure by virtue of him being a former NFL star and because so many of you have brought it to our attention as if we were not aware,
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