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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

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether North Carolina can ban registered sex offenders from using social media websites and other sites that allow minors to have accounts.   The North Carolina General Assembly enacted a law in 2008 that bans the use of “commercial social networking websites” by registered sex offenders.   Lester Packingham had been convicted six years

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to review several cases at its Friday conference. Among them is a North Carolina case that deals with the First Amendment rights of registered sex offenders and a Virginia case that involves bathroom policy and a transgender student. The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld a state law in November that prohibits registered sex offenders from using Facebook