The Dobbs Wire: WIN – New Jersey Supreme court nixes total “internet blackout” for registrant

A win in New Jersey:  The state’s top court just recognized the importance of internet access, finding it is a “liberty interest” with constitutional protection!  In a ground-breaking decision the New Jersey Supreme Court overturned a total “internet blackout” imposed by the parole board on a man who is under lifetime supervision and on the sex offense registry.  Cutting off

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Australia: Up to 50 teens could face sex offenders register after receiving video of alleged rape

Up to 50 teenagers who were sent a video of a 15-year-old boy allegedly raping an unconscious girl could be placed on a sex offenders register if convicted for possession of child pornography, a child cyber safety expert says. NSW Police have opened an investigation into the alleged rape of the teenage girl who had passed out drunk at a

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Homeless Registrant Dies in Dumpster

It’s absolutely pathetic that our State is doing nothing about the homeless situation that’s occurring as a result of the Sex Offender Residency Restrictions, which leave little available housing for registrants and the registry itself, which leaves former offenders unemployable and cut off from social services. You are basically leaving people outside to die, which is exactly what’s happening, as

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The Dobbs Wire: Vermont does the registry different – a surprising end!

Like all states Vermont has a sex offense registry and there’s a website to make the information available worldwide, 24/7.   “Community notification” is the official purpose but extreme ‘naming and shaming’ a more honest take.  The typical registry website has a great deal of personal information about registrants including name, age, photo, home address, details about the offense and victim,

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