Reason: Publishing Registered Sex Offenders’ Home Addresses Before Halloween Is Gratuitous, Unethical, and Reckless

Every year in the run-up to Halloween, Patch publishes maps showing the homes of “registered sex offenders” in various cities. Ostensibly, this information is aimed at helping parents who worry that their children might be molested while trick-or-treating. But research shows that such fears have no basis in reality, and these stories—like the warning signs and restrictions imposed by local

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Reentry Task Forces Urge Florida Legislators to Preempt Residency Restrictions for Sex Offenders

Reentry task forces for Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties submitted a Report and Recommendation to all Florida Senators and Representatives, urging them to create a law that would preempt the patchwork of municipal sex offender residency restrictions that create a homeless problem in Southeast Florida. While Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach have 28% of the State of Florida’s registrant

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NE: Can an association restrict persons required to register as sex offenders?

A Nebraska Judge will soon decide whether a homeowners association can restrict someone registered as a sex offender from its community. The Wildwood Estates Homeowners Association in Gage County, Nebraska, is seeking a temporary injunction to remove a registered sex offender from residing in its part of town. The association is arguing that it’s restrictive covenants specifically exclude people required

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“Your Life on the List”: A Survival Guide for those Forced to Register Upon Release

Since 2015, OnceFallen.com has provided the Informational Corrlinks Newsletter (ICoN) and other prisoner outreach services. In an effort to provide numerous resources for prisoners, those new to life on the registry, and those potentially facing life on the registry (many of whom may not have access to the Internet), OnceFallen has compiled the best information from our website and past

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