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A recent Miami Herald Investigation, titled “Fight Club” exposes the horrors taking place in Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice. From beatings instigated by corrections officers for their enjoyment, to sexual assaults, what has been allowed to take place in the Juvenile Justice system is so shocking that some of the reports are traumatic to read. You can only imagine the
Read moreGood News for People on Simi Valley Sex Offender Registry One month ago we posted that the Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws in California, filed a Federal Lawsuit against the City of Simi Valley, California, that barred registered sex offenders from opening their doors to trick-or-treaters, decorating their homes and requires they turn off their lights on Halloween. Simi
Read moreCourt Victory regarding Sex Offender Treatment A recent Federal Court in the Southern District of Indiana ruled that registered sex offenders who plead guilty could not be compelled to take a sex offender treatment class that forces participants to confess guilt in the crimes for which they are charged, give written consent to disclosure of confession and submit to a
Read moreA court in Arizona overturned the conviction and 7 year sentence of a man who was charged with failing to report his “new address” within 72 hours, stating that, “As a transient person would have neither an address nor a residence to report, it would seem implausible that the 72-hour requirement to report a new address or residence would apply…
Read moreNews on Sex Offender Registry As we mentioned in our weekly update, every year, patch.com publishes city maps, highlighting the addresses of registered sex offenders, claiming they are “Halloween Safety Maps”. Well they are not. As NARSOL points out in a letter to Patch, this type of fear mongering is counter-productive and creates hysteria where none exists. Please see their
Read moreNews About Florida Sexual Offender Last week, Hernando County deputies put up an alert about a missing sex offender who they reported had cut off his ankle monitor and disappeared. Yesterday, the man was found dead, with the Hernando Sheriff calling him the “victim of foul play” We will continue to monitor this case to determine whether the registrant was
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