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Author Judith Levine will join Professor Emily Horowitz for a virtual event to talk about her book “The Feminist and the Sex Offender. The event will take place via ZOOM on Friday, February 5, 2021 at 11:10 EST. To register for the Free event, go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/st-francis-college-presents-a-conversation-with-judith-levine-tickets-138348599385 At the heart of the conspiracy theory that stirred many in the mob

As if there was any doubt, Senate Bill 234 (https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/234) sailed through the Criminal Justice Committee with a vote of 8 to zero. The bill would require anyone convicted of a sex offense to register even if they have not completed their sentence or paid their fee. It redefines the term “sex offender” in the Florida Statutes and circumvents the

At least 10 sex offenders held for years at a northern Minnesota treatment center have launched a hunger strike to protest conditions at the facility and a law that enables the state to detain them indefinitely beyond their prison terms. A few of the men said they were prepared to be hospitalized from starvation if their demands are not met

A new document was filed in the Ex Post Facto Plus Challenge yesterday that included a proposed copy of an Amended Complaint to cure the procedural issue of the Statute of Limitations. It gives us a preview of the complaint that will move forward, whether the amendment is filed into the current case or has to be filed as a

Dr. Hanson speaks about recidivism data and desistance.  

A group of sex offenders at a northern Minnesota treatment center is refusing to attend therapy sessions, while others are wearing black clothing as a show of solidarity, amid growing unrest after three men housed there died and scores more were sickened by the novel coronavirus. The acts of defiance were organized to call attention to what offenders see as