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From NARSOL: The Superior Court ruled that SORNA II constituted as cruel and unusual punishment for juveniles in Com. v. Matthew Zeno 2020 PA Super 1111. PARSOL sees this is a fantastic ruling.  It means regardless if your juvenile case is transferred to adult court, you were still under 18, and the SCOPA in In Re J.B. said a sex offender registry for

If you were unable to attend the webinar yesterday, sponsored by Safe & Just Michigan, it’s not too late… you can watch a recording of the webinar here:

Charges filed against an Oklahoma State University professor for soliciting sex with minors online call into question incongruous age of consent laws in Oklahoma. He allegedly fell victim to a sting operation, going on gay dating app Grindr and messaging who he thought were teenagers aged 16 and 17-years-old, but who were in fact undercover deputies. According to the affidavit,

Reading this article made my blood boil! Counties which were being “flexible” about IN PERSON registration during Covid-19 shut downs are arresting people who failed to register. On March 30th, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office Sexual Predator Unit (SOPU) posted a sign outside their door telling registrants to wait in line a safe distance from one another, and when it

“Retiring” and “Ron Book” are words that never appear in the same sentence. It’s time that they did. Ronald Lee Book made his name in South Florida as a powerhouse lobbyist. Every year, he prowls the halls of the Florida Capitol working on behalf of those who pay him well. Very, very well. How do we know? He lives in

FAC Note: I saw Nathan Deal speak at the NACDL Conference a couple years ago. It’s good to see a politician follow through on promises. A criminal justice task force chaired by former Gov. Nathan Deal is recommending sweeping changes to the federal system. The most notable is a call for the elimination of mandatory-minimum sentences for drug crimes. The