Legislative

Senate Bill 286 (SB 286), introduced by California State Senator Brian Jones, seeks to exclude individuals convicted of violent sexual offenses and first-degree murder from eligibility under the state’s Elderly Parole Program. This program currently allows inmates aged 50 or older who have served at least 20 years to be considered for parole. The bill aims to reverse provisions established

House Enrolled Act 1687 reinforces probation requirements for sex offenders who want to move to another county. It also adds new factors for judges to consider before approving a relocation. Those factors include whether the offender has close family ties—such as a spouse, parent, or adult child—in the area, along with stable housing and employment opportunities. The move must also

We did not have any bills directly targeting us in any significant way. SB1654 only codified what most sheriff’s offices are already doing in terms of employment information, and the bill actually helped more than it hurt. We now see that when it comes to so-called “public safety” and FDLE’s concerns about practical management of the registry, they choose the

A controversy over a registered sex offender attending a school dance in Kansas has led to Senate Bill 233, which aims to ban individuals on the sex offender registry from school property. While the intent to protect children is understandable, the bill unfairly punishes parents and stigmatizes their families, ignoring the fact that the individual in question was fully complying

Senate Bill 1697, is a proposed legislation advancing in the Oklahoma Senate that would mandate chemical castration for certain child sex offenders. Under the bill, individuals convicted of sex crimes against children under the age of 13 would be required to undergo chemical castration as a condition of parole. The treatment, which involves drugs to reduce testosterone and sexual urges,