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By Sandy Rozek, NARSOL board member and communications director First published at narsol.org We have all been watching the story unfold at the 2024 Olympics of first one person forced to register (PFR) being singled out and now a second PFR.  This discussion is now on the world stage. Both men served their punishment with no evidence that either one

If you live in Duval County and need help paying your rent or utility bills, the Salvation Army of Northeast Florida may be able to help. The Salvation Army said that the assistance is available to residents who have received an eviction or disconnection notice or have been unemployed for 90 days.  Household income must not exceed 50% of the

The Hundredx Fundaiser has been extended and it will end at midnight on Sunday August 4th.  We still have time to raise funds to help Justice Transitions help others in need without spending a dime of you own money! It is very simple and every quality opinion that you submit can earn $1.60 for Justice Transitions (JT).  If you are

Originally published at narsol.org   By Atwo Zee, Registered Traveler . . . Not long after I returned to Iowa after the 2024 NARSOL conference in Atlanta, I received an email forwarded by the national NARSOL office.  This message came to them on their main “Contact Us” email address, and whoever sent it was looking specifically for me, “whose story

In Florida, kidnapping or false imprisonment of a minor can land a person on the Florida sex offense registry, even though a sex crime was not committed. The Michigan Supreme Court says that such a placement on the registry is unconstitutional.  It is cruel or unusual punishment, barred by the Michigan Constitution. According to the ACLU of Michigan, there are

Australia has found that research shows that public sex offender registries, which make people convicted of a sex offense visible to the public, are not working—same results found in the U.S.  Go figure! Haley Boxall with Phys.org says, “This is because name-and-shame campaigns stigmatize, ostracize and demonize their targets, effectively ‘othering’ them within the community.  However, community reintegration—where someone becomes