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[change.org] How does the sex offender registry protect society and children? In a nutshell, it doesn’t. The sex offender registry protects no one, and takes rights away from tax paying citizens who have paid their debt to society as defined by the courts. People can say what they want about the registry not being punitive, but in reality it is

A headline in Today’s, Daily Ridge reads, “8 Polk County sexual predators and offenders arrested for failure to comply with Florida law”. We had to read the story to check out what horrible new sex crimes these guys were committing and, as expected, these were not new sex offenses, but technical registration violations. Worst, of the eight arrests, five (yes,

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is issuing a double-whammy! Under the new administration, they recently announced 6000 BOP workers will lose their jobs and they will be initiating a massive shift of inmates to for-profit private prisons. We have written extensively about the private, for-profit, prison industry which in exchange for campaign contributions, has successfully lobbied for (and been awarded)

From InjusticeToday A proposed amendment to the state constitution known as Marsy’s Law for Florida would enshrine specific rights for crime victims, such as the right to privacy and the “right to be reasonably protected from the accused.” It would also give victims legal standing to testify during hearings to determine a defendant’s bail, sentencing, plea deals and parole. “The

The abstract to Joshua E Montgomery’s contribution to the Akron Law Review does one of the best jobs of explaining the application of Ex Post Facto to sex offender registration laws, I’ve read. In his article, titled, “Fixing a Non-Existent Problem with an Ineffective Solution” he explains why the Michigan Court (up to the 6th Circuit) finally “got it right”!

From the Chicago Tribune A registered sex offender forbidden from visiting his severely ill 9-year-old son filed a lawsuit Friday against Wisconsin Children’s Hospital, arguing its visitation policy is “cruel and causes unnecessary harm to families and innocent children.” Security guards escorted Stuart Yates from the building Tuesday, five days after his son was hospitalized with a blood infection caused