Connecticut sex offender bill passes, giving hope to registrants
In Florida, you can successfully complete therapy, perform all requirements of your probation, maintain a clean, arrest-free record for decades, advance your education and serve your community and it’s not different than if you blow off treatment and spend your time in and out of jail.
Simply put, there’s no incentive for dedicating the hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars in improving yourself, because reducing your risk makes no difference to the State. You’ll still be on the sex offender registry for life.
Yesterday, the Connecticut Sentencing Commission unanimously passed a proposal that would allow some sex offenders to petition for early removal from the registry if they can demonstrate that they reduced their risk to the community. It would also keep those on who don’t maintain clean records and successfully meet their treatment requirements.
It shifts the system from offense-based to risk-based. It makes much more sense to the community and it offers and incentive for former offenders to maintain a clean record.
Hopefully other states will follow suit.
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Yes, you can petition for early release. however, this is no record of anyone EVER getting released early. I personally know some one who passed ALL his polygraphs and had full time employment. NEVER had a problem with probation. Filed for early release with only 3 months left. DENIED. So it’s nothing but a bunch of lies giving S/O’s false hope. Only intended to make the politicians feel good. that they are giving someone a chance.