Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Three suspects in Fostoria, Ohio are accused of setting fire to the home of D**** M***** Jr., which took his life and the life of a friend who was visiting him. The motive behind the murder was because M***** was a registered sex offender. The suspects set fire to the victim’s home and he and another burned to death. The
Read moreThe State of California is considering trimming their registry to include only those who present greatest risk. California, which has a registry that closely mirrors Florida’s (lifetime registry, no tiers), is realizing that after years of diminishing resources and failure, the registry needs to be trimmed. They are currently considering presenting a proposal that would remove lower level registrants from
Read moreImagine a glass repairman walking down the street and throwing bricks through windows, simply to get more business. In Chicago, the justice system is trying to create jobs for themselves and artificially increase recidivism rates by refusing to allow registrants to complete their Sex Offender registration and then arresting them for failure to register. This story, which was broadcast on
Read moreMy wife is now on food stamps and welfare… all because I didn’t know this thing passed in December.
Read moreThis summary is intended to assist our activist groups to become familiar with current literature in our efforts to inform policy and assist in the creation of smarter legislation.
Read moreThe following is an excerpt of a letter to the editor that was published in the Missourian and written by Vicky Henry, President of Women Against Registry (W.A.R.): “The punitiveness of our sex offender laws, registry and restrictions are totally unsupported by any empirical evidence. It destroys marriages, creates homelessness and perpetuates joblessness by listing the employer and address. If
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