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This opinion piece was just published on Trinidad’s Newsday site. It was written by Angelique V. Nixon, a victim. She asks: “Does a sex register actually solve and prevent sexual offences? Will a sex offender register make us feel safe? What about rehabilitation? What about the problem of reporting and convictions, and lack of faith in a broken criminal justice

LANSING, MI – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed amicus briefs in the Michigan Supreme Court today in Michigan v Snyder (Case number 153696) and People v Betts (Case number 148981), arguing that Michigan’s sex offender registration and notification requirements are punishment because they are so burdensome and fail to distinguish between dangerous offenders and those who are not a

We invite you to join an FAC sponsored event taking place March 7, 2019 from 7pm to 9pm at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Altamonte Springs, Florida. Please print the attached flyer for more information and share it with your families and individuals in your treatment groups. Coming Together to Better Support Families of Registrants

Press Release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed amicus briefs in the Michigan Supreme Court today in Michigan v Snyder (Case number 153696) and People v Betts (Case number 148981), arguing that Michigan’s sex offender registration and notification requirements are punishment because they are so burdensome and fail to distinguish between dangerous offenders and those who are not a threat

A registered sex offender did not break the law by hiring a 16-year-old boy to work for his landscaping business, the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled Friday. Edward Proctor was convicted in 2017 under a law prohibiting certain sex offenders from undertaking employment or volunteer services involving the care, instruction or guidance of children. According to court documents, he hired

Last night’s membership call covered topics ranging from the myths about the registry to the sex offense law reform hurdles that we all face. The guest speaker on the call was Dr. Emily Horowitz, Sociologist & Department Chairperson at St. Francis College in NY. She discussed how the registry is nothing but a “naming and shaming” scheme, and how her