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Arkansas Senate Approves Three Year R & J Provision The Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would allow people convicted of sex offenses not to register with the state if their victim was under age 18 and the offender was no more than three years older, under certain conditions. The conditions would be that a court determines that there

In the video below, Director Eugene Jarecki is interviewed about his documentary film “The House I Live In”. As I watch the interview, I can’t help but think of the parallels between the war on drugs and the war on sex, where people who are labeled as “sex offenders” get put into an incredibly punitive system where they are set

The following article is being shared for two reasons: 1- Again, it goes to show that anyone, even a police officer recognized for his work rescuing children, can be a sex offender, and 2- The recognition that the quality of life as a sex offender is not worth living. JACKSONVILLE — Authorities say a decorated Florida police detective killed himself

The Legal Aid Society applauded a ruling rendered today by the New York State Appellate Division – Third Department, rejecting the New York State Department of Correction and Community Supervision’s (DOCCS) interpretation of the statutory residency restrictions faced by individuals with prior sex offense convictions. Specifically, the court held that people whose sex offense sentences had already expired were not

Florida Representative Daniels introduced H.B. 985, which is called, “Protecting the public security”. The Bill would prohibit persons required to register as sex offenders from unsupervised work in certain locations, such as, “any dwelling unit, premises, school, child care facility, park, or playground”. A dwelling unit is essentially a residence. So if someone’s work involves working in a home, they

Next week, a “sex offender” case will come for oral arguments before the Supreme Court.  The case is US. v Haymond and deals with the standard of proof required before imposing a sanction. If you recall a few weeks ago, we told you that in Florida, registration violations are strict liability (you don’t have to ‘knowingly or willfully’ commit them