GREAT NEWS!!!! SCOTUS rules for Packingham.
State cannot block access to Social Media !!! More to come. Here is the order: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/15-1194_08l1.pdf
Read moreCalifornia lawmakers approve proposal to end lifetime registry
It’s a debate engulfed with concern and emotion in California, as a number of criminal justice leaders and lawmakers – including Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey – work to revamp the state’s sex offender registry system. As it stands, more than 105,000 people are listed as sex offenders in California; however, the state Senate recently approved a proposal
Read moreVictory in Packingham vs North Carolina
Weekly Update 2017-06-19 Dear Members and Advocates, This week’s “weekly update” is hitting your inboxes a bit early because we have some significant news to report. This morning, the US Supreme Court’s Opinion in “Packingham” came out and Packingham WON! Packingham is the case of the North Carolina registrant who posted a comment on his Facebook account. When the police
Read moreNARSOL Conference Brochure
For those who could not make this year’s NARSOL annual conference in Atlanta earlier this month, below is a link to the conference brochure so you can see what you’ve missed and the type of sessions that took place, so you can consider attending next year. NARSOL Conference Bulletin
Read moreKids shouldn’t be on the registry
An opinion piece in TheHill makes the valid point that, “[c]ontrary to logic, laws designed to protect children from sexual predators often result in punishing children themselves, with what can be lifelong detrimental consequences. In fact, it is possible for two 16-year-olds in a fully consensual relationship to be charged with abusing each other. This neither protects children nor society from
Read moreArkansas registrant flies nazi flag in protest of sex offender sign.
A registered person in Salesville, Arkansas hung three nazi flags prominently on his property, in protest of a sex offender sign put up by the city in front of their fire department identifying him as a sex offender. Business owners in Salesville don’t like either displays – as neither are good for business. Who wants to drive into the city
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