UPDATED: The Catch-22 for New York’s Disabled, Homeless Sex-Offender Registrants

Yes, this law review article is three years old. No need to message that this is old. However, it is timely in light of Justice Sotomayor’s comments in Ortiz. Please read the article and appreciate the writer. For YEARS we have been screaming about individuals being LEGISLATED INTO HOMELESSNESS and for years we’ve been ignored. Hopefully Justice Sotomayor’s statement resonates.

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Removing VA Barriers to Housing and Treatment for Military Veterans With Sexual Offenses

Below is a link to a just released study on housing and treatment for military veterans with sexual offenses. Across U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) surveys conducted since 1998, male U.S. military veterans are incarcerated for sexual offenses at nearly twice the rate of civilians. However, postincarceration, these veterans face daunting obstacles to securing such services, including exclusion from housing

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Tinder Adds Background Checks to Its Dating App

Match Group Inc.’s Tinder is introducing a tool to let users run background checks on prospective dates, as the company continues to address concerns about the safety of dating apps. Match Group said it has been developing the tool since last March, when it announced an investment in Garbo Technology Corp., a nonprofit background check organization. Tinder members who tap

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Nursing home background-check bill sees strong opposition

A bill that would require long-term care facilities to check if prospective residents have a criminal history or are on the sex offender registry before they are admitted drew some heated opposition Wednesday from organizations representing providers and an advocate for abolishing the sex offender registry. At one point, Anwar and Cindy Prizio, executive director One Standard of Justice, an advocate

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