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Representative Aaron Bernstine of Pennsylvania has introduced legislation “modeled after Megan’s Law… for any crime committed against a child.”  Bernstine has “co-sponsors for the bill from both sides of the aisle.” Legal analyst Blaine Jones says, “…when you have a law that’s too broad it can impact a wider demographic than intended.”  This is exactly what has happened with sex

Two recent decisions in Florida: Lawrence Taylor failed to report a change of address to authorities.  Prosecutors in Broward County, Florida, dropped the charges. An FAC member, John Doe, recently failed to report a change of address, which triggered a domino effect that has him now serving ten years in prison. Lawrence Taylor is a famous NFL football player.  His

Last fall, attorneys Ray Taseff and Dante P. Trevisani with the Florida Justice Institute filed an injunctive and declaratory relief request for the plaintiff who is being forced to acquire and display a driver’s license that brands him as a SEXUAL PREDATOR and broadcasts the government’s message that he is a danger to the public. Two of our FAC members,

By Dwayne Daughtry (Raleigh, NC) First published at NCRSOL (North Carolinians for Rational Sexual Offense Laws) Imagine being judged for a crime you’ve already atoned for, condemned to a life where your freedom is a mirage. This is the reality for many former sex offenders who, even after being successfully removed from one state’s registry, find themselves ensnared in a Kafkaesque web

By Chelsea L. Arnold Arnold states that “sex offender registration and civil commitment laws speak to the need for a complete overhaul of the U.S. Criminal justice system.”  The U.S. desires punishment over rehabilitation.  “…until the tough-on-crime turn starting in the mid 1970’s, rehabilitation was a key part of the U.S. penal system.” Arnold is with Seattle University’s Department of

All people will agree that victims of sexual abuse need treatment, but the U. S. does not place a great emphasis on perpetrators of sexual abuse who themselves were sexually abused as a child.  Punishment is the practice in this country rather than prevention. Having a family member who was sexually abused throughout his childhood, I was unable to understand