Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
The Wisconsin State Assembly has approved new legislation that would require sex offenders who are homeless to wear GPS ankle monitors – even those not on probation – as a way to track their whereabouts. The bill garnered strong bipartisan support in the Assembly with an overwhelming vote in favor and had already passed the State Senate before moving to
Read moreApparently, being on the registry just isn’t uncomfortable enough. According to a recent article in the Floridian Press, Greg Steube and another Florida lawmaker are proposing legislation to make sure registrants “fully feel the effects of being on the registry.” One bill would block access to ACA/Medicaid benefits. Another would restrict parental rights. The exact quote in the article is
Read moreThis week, an en banc panel (the full court) of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals reheard the Henry Case (where Alabama precludes registrants from living with minors… even their own children). An audio recording of oral arguments was posted and can be heard here: https://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/oral_argument_recordings/24-10139_02102026.mp3 We encourage members to take the time to listen. You do not need to
Read moreA South Dakota bill Republican Rep. Aaron Aylward said was designed to protect children from sex offenders in South Dakota was too broad, several members of the House Judiciary Committee said Wednesday. Aylward’s bill House Bill 1167A was sent to its death on a 41st Day motion. His original bill was amended by removing the word “loitering,” which meant that
Read moreA tragic case in the UK has prompted a proposal that would require registered sex offenders to notify police if they or their partner become pregnant — with failure to do so potentially resulting in prison. While no one disputes the heartbreaking nature of the underlying case*, criminalizing the failure to report a pregnancy represents a dramatic and troubling expansion
Read moreOn Tuesday, the 11th Circuit grappledBruce Henry’s 14th Amendment challenge to Alabama’s residency restriction barring certain sex offenders from living with minors, including their own children. Henry, a Tuscaloosa County resident, pleaded guilty in 2013 to federal child pornography possession and served 18 months in prison, completed sex offender treatment and has had no further offenses. In 2021, after marrying
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