Weekly Updates

Weekly Update #60 Dear Members and Advocates, For as many years as I’ve been preparing the weekly updates, the Thanksgiving week update is the one that I’ve always struggled the most with. As I reflect on all the things I’m thankful for, a part of me always feels very guilty. Many among us won’t be celebrating the holiday with a

Weekly Update #59 Dear Members and Advocates, It’s been a busy week. The first priority in this week’s update is to recognize those members who have stepped up lately. The members who attended the Clay County Board of County Commissioners meeting recently and the members who posted responses and sent letters in response to a “fake news” story out of

Weekly Update #58 Dear Members and Advocates, Today we honor our nation’s military Veterans. To our members who have served in the US Armed Forces, we thank you for your service! The topic of this week’s update is mistakes. We’re not referring to the crimes committed by those on the registry, but mistakes made on the other end of the

Weekly Update #56 Dear Members and Advocates, One of the benefits of regularly visiting our site or participating in our monthly member calls is access to information you need to avoid unknowingly violating a registration requirement or becoming a victim of the latest scam targeting persons on the registry. This newest scam is a particularly heinous one. Extortionists are using

Weekly Update #55 Dear Members and Advocates: It’s Halloween week. The time of year persons required to register dread because news reports and vigilantes are focused on them. Some literally have signs posted at their homes! It’s an unnecessary shaming ritual that repeats itself annually. This year, two sister organizations, NARSOL and ACSOL, will be hosting a Halloween Marathon. It’s

Weekly Update #54 Dear Members and Advocates: Is it time to sue Facebook? The social media giant has a policy of banning persons required to register as sex offenders from their platform. Their Terms of Service expressly prohibit registrants from being on the platform and they even have a policy for removing profiles from persons required to register. Part of