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The following article appeared in the Washington Post literally in defense of comments John Grisham made regarding the out of hand sentencing of sex offenders in the US for CP offenses. If you can, we ask that you comment on this article. The Internet is enjoying a good piling on right now at the expense of author John Grisham. In

The Florida Action Committee is working hard on behalf of registrants, their family and the general public to (a) educate the public on the facts surrounding sexual victimization and correct long-standing myths, (b) legislate for for laws based on empirically proven studies and not knee jerk reactions that cost tax payers and don’t work, and (c) litigate to protect the

The following article was referenced in the earlier post about John Grisham. It is from February, so a few months old, but still an interesting read, so we’re including it here.     Amy was eight when her uncle began raping her. He took pictures. Last month the Supreme Court considered what restitution Amy is entitled to collect—not from her

This was the headline of a time.com post referring to the below interview. As best-selling novelist John Grisham prepares to publish his new legal thriller, he argues America’s prison system has run out of control America is wrongly jailing far too many people for viewing child pornography, the best-selling legal novelist John Grisham has told The Telegraph in a wide-ranging

Some of Pennsylvania’s latest sex offender registration requirements run afoul of a constitutional ban on laws that create new penalties for people who have already paid for their crimes, the Commonwealth Court has ruled. The panel of seven Commonwealth Court judges also found, however, that requiring sex offenders to reveal their email addresses and other online aliases is not a

Naples News reporter Greg Stanley reported from the County Commission meeting today, at which they discussed increasing the buffer zone for sex offenders. Here are some of his tweets:   Greg Stanley @GregGStanley Sheriff: Buffers only affect a quarter of county’s 250 registered offenders Greg Stanley @GregGStanley Sheriff: Biggest concern is untracked offenders. Large buffer zones from schools can increase