Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
The woman accused of shooting up a home for registered sex offenders in Fresno, California on August 30th was in court on yesterday. Jennifer Cedano faces four felony charges, including assault with a semi-automatic firearm. She opened fire in the home hitting one man. Within a month of that incident, in Freemont, California, Varun Suresh stabbed and killed a 71
Read moreA new Texas law now allows grooming offenses, even in the absence of any physical sexual contact, to trigger mandatory registration as a sex offender. Under so-called “Audrii’s Law,” prosecutors may pursue a registration requirement based on patterns of behavior or relationship dynamics alone. (See KSAT, “More people will have to register as sex offenders after new Texas law goes
Read moreOver the weekend, news emerged that Ian Watkins — former lead singer of the Welsh band Lostprophets, convicted in 2013 of heinous sexual offenses — was murdered in an English prison. His death has been widely reported, often with an undertone of satisfaction or even celebration. But this story is not about Watkins. It’s about a much larger, deeply disturbing
Read moreAfter Putnam County passed its recent sex offender residency restriction that applied to the unincorporated areas of the County, Putnam’s largest city, Palatka, has taken the first step to enacting its own SORR that mirrors the County. Another city in Putnam, Crescent City, has also since done the same. First reading: ADOPT ORDINANCE – 2025-58, AN ORDINANCE BY THE COMMISSION
Read moreA local reentry program’s state funding has run out, leaving several men, including several registered sex offenders, at risk of losing housing and supervision. An Indianapolis rehabilitation program for people just out of prison is running out of money. Without new funding, several former inmates, including registered sex offenders, could lose housing and supervision. The one-story brick home on the
Read moreA recent case out of Cumberland County, North Carolina, highlights a troubling new direction for sex offender laws. According to reports, a woman was charged with a felony for failing to report that a registered person had been near a daycare. Think about that for a moment — she wasn’t charged with committing a crime herself, or even helping someone
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