News & Updates

A recent editorial in a national newspaper reflected that hurt people hurt people.  The identification of at-risk offenders and, more importantly, at-risk victims requires real work.  Bills advancing rapidly in the Florida Legislature with virtually no debate highlights that this is not the focus this session.   Many bills are being pushed forward addressing a range of offenses of a

Preventing and managing sexual assaults in the real world is a challenge.  An article in the Washington Post suggests that sexual assaults in virtual reality may be added to the list of new challenges.   This article may be behind a paywall.   SOURCE:

HB 1235, House Judiciary Committee, 10:00 am, Wednesday, February 7, 2024   SB 1230, Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 2:00 pm, Thursday, February 8, 2024 Watch meetings here.

The defendant in Lake County charged with capital sex offenses carrying a looming death penalty has elected to take a negotiated plea bargain of Life Without Parole (LWOP).     The alleged crimes in this case were exceptionally heinous.     SOURCE:

New legislation always faces the challenge of being specific enough when defining the target that is being sought with restrictions or sanctions.  There is no justice in casting a big net hoping it catches the right activity or individuals.   Creating a series of unintended consequences or injustices is a caution.   The attached article from Reason describes how one

Women Against the Registry (WAR) has published an article describing a successful legal challenge to a proximity ordinance in Windsor Locks, CT.     A person forced to register (PFR) filed a civil rights challenge to the town’s ordinance prohibiting him and others from being within the proximity of public services.  His suit claimed he had a constitutional right to access