California RSOL is rebranding itself to service registrants beyond California.

CaliforniaRSOL, one of the most successful advocacy group for reform of sex offender registration and management has decided to change it’s name to the “Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws.” This morning, California RSOL President, Janice Bellucci, circulated an email informing members and associates of the new name and their Board’s reason for changing it:         California Reform Sex Offender Laws

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Judge criticizes federal sentencing guidelines in pornography case

A federal judge in Denver has sentenced a man convicted of a child pornography charge to the mandatory minimum 10 years in prison while criticizing the rigidity of the federal sentencing guidelines that he says prevented him from giving a more appropriate, shorter sentence. U.S. District Court Senior Judge John Kane also sentenced Shawn Cheever, 45, to 15 years of

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SMART Office Holds National Symposium On Sex Offender Management And Accountability

WASHINGTON, July 26, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Department of Justice’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking (SMART) will mark the 10-year anniversary of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act (AWA) of 2006 at the 2016 National Symposium on Sex Offender Management and Accountability today through July 27, in Kansas City, Missouri. “In 10 short

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Member Submission: Response to registration of minors

In response to the “5-year-old allegedly raped by 13-year-old” my heart goes out to the 5-year-old and family. These situations are happening more and more and the public needs to be educated. The mother wanting to enforce a Juvenile Sex Offender Registry doesn’t understand the negative effects that has on adolescents. It has been stated that making adolescents register can

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