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Two decades of research regarding the effects of sex offender laws have produced no evidence that such laws achieve their stated purposes. A recent review of research on community notification and residency restriction laws in the Oxford Handbook of Sex Offences and Sex Offenders concludes that such legislation is “misinformed and simply incorrect.” These laws are knee-jerk reactions to hysteria

“I’m not saying that treatment doesn’t work — I’m saying that this place doesn’t provide treatment.” was a quote from one of the residents at a NY State Civil Commitment Center. Civil Commitment is a program under which the government can lock someone up indefinitely after they serve their prison time, under the premise that they are dangerous to society.

Below is the background, but the current status is that a Rhode Island shelter that was told by the state to turn away sex offenders, is not turning people away. Good for Harrington Hall for not kicking human beings out into the cold over The lawsuit, filed in United States District Court by ACLU of RI volunteer attorneys Lynnette Labinger

CHICAGO — Major changes in Illinois’ rules for sex offenders, including how long an offender must remain on a public registry, are part of a final report on its way to the governor’s office from the Sex Offenses & Sex Offender Registration Task Force. The report comes after a year of study by the group of legislators, criminal justice policymakers

This research study is requesting the participation of sex offenders’ intimate partners   Research question: What are the lived experiences of the intimate partners of sex offenders?  The purpose of the study is to examine what life is like for someone in an intimate relationship with a sex offender.   To qualify you must: Currently in an intimate relationship with

The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota has issued a statement in defense of a teenage girl facing child pornography charges for snapping an explicit photo of herself and sending it to a classmate. “To suggest that a juvenile who sends a sexually explicit selfie is a victim of her own act of child pornography is illogical,” said the ACLU Minnesota’s Legal Director