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Alabama cannot completely prohibit convicted sex offenders from cohabitating with minors, according to a 11th Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday. After being convicted of one count of possession of child pornography in 2013 and serving his sentence for the crime, Bruce Henry married and his wife gave birth to a son, but state law prohibits sex offenders from
Read morePeople convicted of certain sex offenses, like Cetwinski, are required to be on MSR for anywhere from three years to the rest of their lives. But there’s an issue: a permanent address is a requirement for supervised release, and Illinois’s housing banishment laws make it nearly impossible to find housing. Because of his conviction, Cetwinski cannot legally live within 500
Read moreClewiston passed a new ordinance to push sex offenders farther away from schools. On Monday, city council passed an ordinance requiring sex offenders to live at least 2,500 feet from schools, parks, and playgrounds. Until now, offenders only had to live 1,000 feet away – the minimum state requirement. Clewiston Police Chief Tom Lewis said the city needed to act
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Read moreSenate Bill 286 (SB 286), introduced by California State Senator Brian Jones, seeks to exclude individuals convicted of violent sexual offenses and first-degree murder from eligibility under the state’s Elderly Parole Program. This program currently allows inmates aged 50 or older who have served at least 20 years to be considered for parole. The bill aims to reverse provisions established
Read moreRecording #305. Dear Members and Advocates, I am reminded of a quote from William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet that goes “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Shakespeare’s famous words remind us that a name, no matter how powerful or emotionally charged, does not define the true nature or
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