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Are there some breaches of trust one can never come back from? Or is there a point when the stigma associated with a crime does more harm than good? These questions have renewed attention as our society scrutinizes its relationship with the criminal justice system. For the Phoenix high school basketball community, they are concrete ones. Justin Vargas, 36, is a fixture

For this edition, Lyra Walsh Fuchs spoke to Judith Levine and Erica R. Meiners, the authors of The Feminist and the Sex Offender: Confronting Sexual Harm, Ending State Violence (Verso). There are nearly a million people on the sex offender registry, a number that has increased alongside rising rates of incarceration in the United States—even as reported rates of sexual violence have been falling

I wanted to bring your attention to something new that I encountered last night after I did my bi annual check in. I received a call from a deputy sheriff who asked me to step outside. Knowing that I had just done all my normal check in I stepped out side and met him. He was in an undercover vehicle

By now we should all be familiar with what’s taking place in Michigan. After having its registry declared unconstitutional all the way to the 6th Circuit (and then the Supreme Court, which denied Certiorari), the state’s legislators have been trying to craft legislation that would pass constitutional muster. They have been trying unsuccessfully. Their latest attempt will be House Bill

A Florida Man appealed a condition of his sentence that included a computer ban while he is on probation. He was sentenced to lifetime probation, which means he will never be able to use a computer. He argued that the condition was unconstitutional in light of the US Supreme Court decision in Packingham. The Court, however, noted that Packingham was

Members and Advocates, Giving Tuesday is today, the international day of charitable giving, and we hope that you will take a moment today and make a donation to the Florida Action Committee. Our organization works tirelessly to effect change for the better for all those effected by the Registry. 100% of your donation goes into our organization. Nobody at FAC receives a