Author: FAC Contributor #1

This video is a must watch: http://reflect-rwscc-vod.cablecast.tv/vod/11323-Birchwood-City-Council-20161101-High-v1.mp4 It’s incredible to hear Patti Wetterling speak with such tremendous insight and empathy for human-kind (victims and offenders).

Three prominent social workers, including Jill Levenson, recommend significant changes in “sex offender” registries in a recently released report. The recommended changes are (1) juveniles should be dropped from “sex offender” registries, (2) the length of registration should be guided by risk assessment research, (3) procedures for relief and removal should be available, (4) discretion should be returned to judges

Retroactive enforcement of Tennessee’s sex offender registry law is being challenged in a federal court lawsuit that mimics a separate, successful appeal that led to the nullification of retroactive laws in Michigan. The case, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Nashville, argues that Tennessee’s registration laws are illegally applied retroactively. It notes that the laws and restrictions on those offenders have

UPDATE:  Patty Wetterling gave a presentation last week at a Birchwood Village, MN city council meeting—and may have convinced some to set down their pitchforks.  It was a timely visit as Birchwood has been wracked with controversy–whether to reintegrate individuals who are on the sex offense registry or legally banish them from living in the town; similar controversies rage around

When WFTV news asked FAC president, Gail Colletta, to participate in a news piece on Sex Offender clustering, we were weary of the opportunity, considering WFTV’s history of fear-mongering and myth spreading. Still, we thought it would be a good opportunity to educate the viewers on how the residency restrictions are counter-productive and classification of registrants should be risk based,

The New Jersey Supreme Court is considering whether parole rules totally prohibiting internet access for sex offenders on lifetime parole are constitutional. A lawyer representing a convicted sex offender asked the court on Nov. 7 to strike down the state parole board’s total internet ban for his client, identified only as J.I., arguing that it violates the offender’s free speech