Should Colorado still use the term “sex offender”? A state board is considering new language.

Seeking to move away from labels that can work against a person’s rehabilitation, Colorado’s Sex Offender Management Board plans to vote Friday to replace the term “sex offender” in its own guiding principles. The board is considering several new terms, including clients, adults or individuals “who commit sexual offenses,” “who engage in sexually abusive behavior,” who are “in treatment for

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Another program that excludes certain subgroups

The Reading Eagle, a newspaper in Reading, Pennsylvania, recently published a seemingly positive editorial on how Reading is helping residents of correctional institutions transition to a successful life of freedom, thereby benefiting “us all”. “In these divisive times, there is one area where people of all political persuasions should agree: People exiting the criminal justice system need opportunities to succeed.” 

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Sheriff Grady Judd says tech companies are not doing enough to take down CP

In the fall of 2019, The New York Times reported a record 45 million online photos and videos of CP, with the problem growing exponentially. Since the Times article came out, some police departments have spent money trying to update their technology departments in hopes of curbing the problem, but it has not been effective.  The problem is growing worse. 

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