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The decision to keep South Africa’s National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO) private is essential for protecting constitutional rights and ensuring due process. The register was created as a tool for employers and institutions responsible for vulnerable individuals, not as a public database for widespread access. Making it public would violate privacy laws, such as the Protection of Personal Information

In response to a KATU (Oregon) investigation revealing that thousands of sex offenders in Oregon remain unclassified, Senator Cedric Hayden has introduced legislation to reform the state’s sex offender classification system. The proposed bill, Senate Bill 1068, mandates that Oregon’s Parole Board accept classification levels assigned to offenders by other states, aiming to expedite the classification process and address public

The Putnam County Sheriff’s office has a new tactic to try and rid its county of persons forced to register as sex offenders: code violations. While local sheriff’s offices and police departments are tasked with ensuring individuals are compliant with registration obligations, The Sheriff  is taking it a few steps further and investigating any municipal code violations in the homes

Dozens of transient sex offenders lived in Volusia County as of October, and county officials are exploring ways to address the issue. District 1 Volusia County Councilman Don Dempsey brought up the statistic during closing comments at Tuesday’s County Council meeting. Dempsey has said during previous council discussions that he would rather see homeless sex offenders housed so that they