OR: More than 17,000 person backlog in sex offender classification.

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

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Putnam Sheriff’s new strategy to displace registrants: code violations

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

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Volusia among counties with most transient sex offenders

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

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Reminder from NARSOL about the Washington, D.C. Vigil

National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws Dear Advocate, Just a friendly reminder of the upcoming all-advocates Unity Conference and Vigil in Washington, D.C. The conference is Sunday, March 2nd; the vigil is the next day, the 3rd, gathering near the steps of the Supreme Court Building and starting around 11 a.m. The one-day conference begins at 9 a.m. EST and has

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