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In May, a federal judge gave Michigan lawmakers 90 days to overhaul the state’s sex offender registry law. That ruling came after a 2016 federal appeals court decision that found the sex offender registry law was unconstitutional. That 90-day deadline has now passed, but the law still stands. We talk to Miriam Aukerman, senior staff attorney with the ACLU of

If you are in South Florida, we encourage you to attend the South Florida Reentry Task Force meeting on Wednesday, September 18th from 10:30AM to noon at the Everglades Re-Entry Center, 1599 SW 187th Avenue, Miami FL 33194. The speaker at that meeting will be Desmond Meade. For those who don’t know who Desmond is, read the following post: Desmond

The Maryland Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a 16-year-old girl could be charged as her own pornographer—even if the sex act was consensual and the porn was self-produced. The girl shared a video of herself performing a sex act on a 16-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy. The video made its way around school and ultimately into the hands of

I installed a Ring doorbell by my front door. In fact, I have cameras all around my house. I’m not worried about burglars, I’m worried about vigilantes. Because I’m a person required to register as a sex offender, I’m particularly vulnerable to vigilantism. I’m susceptible to anyone, at any time, bringing a false allegation against me because they don’t want

It’s that time of year again: Hurricane Season. With the first potential Hurricane to hit Florida this coming Monday, WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CONTACT THEIR LOCAL REGISTRATION OFFICE TO FIND OUT WHAT PROVISIONS ARE BEING MADE FOR PERSONS REQUIRED TO REGISTER IN YOUR COUNTY AND SHARING THAT INFORMATION IN THE COMMENTS TO THIS POST. THE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR YOUR COUNTY

The association representing medical doctors in Indonesia said Tuesday it would refuse to take part in chemically castrating the first convict sentenced to such punishment under the country’s toughened up child-protection laws against pedophiles. The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) said it would have no role in the castration, even though such corporal punishment was sanctioned under amendments to child-protection laws