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The New Jersey Supreme Court is considering whether parole rules totally prohibiting internet access for sex offenders on lifetime parole are constitutional. A lawyer representing a convicted sex offender asked the court on Nov. 7 to strike down the state parole board’s total internet ban for his client, identified only as J.I., arguing that it violates the offender’s free speech

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — Do all the people on Nebraska’s Sex Offender Registry really need to be there? Do you think we should know the whereabouts of every sex offender in the state? Some people don’t think so. Groundbreaking research at UNO found that most sex offenders do not reoffend. Research showed that putting every sex offender on a public

The number of “sex offender” registries continues to expand and proliferate, according to a recently released federal government report. There are now 24 nations that have existing “sex offender” registries as well as an additional 16 nations that have considered or are considering the creation of “sex offender” registries. The 24 nations that currently have registries are Argentina, Australia, Bahamas,

Last week the 1st District Court of Appeal in Florida sent a registrant back to the trial court with the instructions that his convictions and sentence for a second charge resulting from the same course of conduct be vacated. The case (Elsberry v. State) came on the heels of a recent opinion from the Florida Supreme Court that ruled double

“Hard to See” is a play based on the lives of the residents of a small village tucked away in the middle of corn fields in Pahokee, Florida. The village is a colony of former sex offenders left with very few housing options. While the village was initially rejected by the others in town, Pahokee eventually embraced the registered citizens,

Candy and costumes cover the Tri-State on Halloween night, often under the watchful eye of mom and dad. But who’s watching the people who can’t be seen? Whether it’s called “Operation Trick or Treat,” or “Halloween Search,” or any other name with a black and orange theme, law enforcement across the country check up on registered sex offenders on the