Other States

Louisiana has decided that prison, probation and registration aren’t enough punishment for some sex offenses. Under a 2024 law, judges can order surgical castration as part of a sentence. A Louisiana man was sentenced to 35 years in prison and surgical castration — the first known use of the law that orders the permanent removal of part of someone’s body

The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that people who committed sex offenses before July 2011 cannot be required to follow the state’s current sex offender registry law. The unanimous decision says applying the 2021 law to older cases would add punishment after the fact. The ruling does not affect people whose offenses happened on or after July 1, 2011. They

I must admit, when I saw the title, “Stop Predator Dumping Act,” I got hopeful. Someone might finally want to put safeguards in place to prevent “dumping on” people forced to register. Stop the vigilantism! Stop the shaming! And stop treating human beings like hazardous waste! But I was wrong. U.S. Congressman George Whitesides (CA) is proposing legislation to address

According to Montana Department of Justice data, Montana’s registered sex offender population grew from 5,292 in 2022 to 5,718 in 2026 — an increase of 426 offenders, or 8.1 percent over five years. That’s a pretty remarkable number when you consider that Montana recognizes that registration is not lifelong for everyone. Under Mont. Code Ann. § 46-23-506(3), Level 1 offenders