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The Supreme Court believes most sex offenders will keep committing sex crimes. The data suggests otherwise. Can the state ban sex offenders from social media? That’s the question at the heart of Packingham v. North Carolina, a case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court last week. In 2002, then–21-year-old Lester Gerard Packingham Jr. was indicted for having consensual sex with

iHeartRADIO’s Bill Mick had a segment this morning on the Suntree Community in Brevard County who is seeking to entirely banish Sex Offenders from its community. Here is the link where you can hear the broadcast: https://www.iheart.com/show/139-Bill-Mick-Live/?episode_id=28023605 Fast Forward to about 13 minutes into the broadcast to listen to Bill Mick’s commentary on this topic.      

Truth, smears and the US Supreme Court:  The most widespread belief about persons who commit sex offenses?  They will do it again.  They can’t stop.  That’s the public’s deepest fear.  Years ago the US Supreme Court just about set this idea into stone when it declared in a decision that recidivism rates were “frightening and high.”  Other courts read what

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) – The Florida Supreme Court is being asked to approve the wording of a proposed amendment that could allow convicted criminals to vote. Backers of the amendment went before the high court on Monday. Justices must decide whether the amendment is misleading. Florida’s constitution bars people convicted of felonies from being able to vote after they have

This is a horrible bill!   Child Exploitation; Revising the offenses that may be investigated and prosecuted by the Office of Statewide Prosecution; revising the types of offenses committed by a child in the custody of the Department of Children and Families which require the department to provide notice to the school superintendent; revising the type of offenses that create

The following are excerpts from an article in the Pacific Standard: J.J. Prescott, a University of Michigan law professor and a trained economist, says that unraveling registries present a difficult political problem because while the upsides are intuitive to voters, the drawbacks are far less straightforward. He explains the downsides through a behavioral economics lens. “The deterrence of prison is