News & Updates

Dear Friends, Now is an excellent time to become a member of RSOL (if you haven’t already) and save on your conference registration. Did you know that RSOL annual memberships begin at $20? One fantastic benefit of RSOL membership is that our members pay only $70 for conference registration, which is $30 off the full rate of $100. The savings more than offset

Milwaukee County Wisconsin, has decided to table enacting a residency restriction. Although the idea seems well intended, the Common Council’s Steering and Rules Committee pointed out several collateral consequences that might actually make the area less safe. Police feared that the 2000 foot proposed restriction would leave registrants with few housing options and prevent them from living with family. This

The US House of Representatives recently passed a bill that could become law. This bill, referred to as the “International Megan’s Law” will severely impede the ability of registrants to travel internationally. RSOL put out a Position Paper on the issue which raises several valid and important points. It also illustrates how difficult it will become for registrants to travel.

A Florida woman convicted of unlawful sex with her son’s 16-year-old baseball teammate fled north to escape a 30-year-sentence—and the government just granted her asylum.

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts declared lifetime parole for RSO’s unconstitutional, yesterday. Lifetime parole “constitutes an impermissible delegation to the executive branch of the core judicial function of imposing sentences,” Justice Ralph D. Gants wrote for the majority. “A judicially imposed sentence is final and may not be modified by another branch.’’ In other words; only a judge can