Comments on: PA registrants find relief from extended registration period.

By: kathy g FISHER

kathy g FISHER — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 06:17:56 +0000

Glad to see there are courts of common sense. Hopefully the PA findings will make a reference case for Fla.

By: Marge

Marge — Sun, 16 Sep 2018 19:33:00 +0000

This is good news. Now if we could only change the system for parole in PA.

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 13:13:36 +0000

In reply to Tammie Leigh Lawson. Im in VA and agree, We need to find a way of identifying those convicted prior to registry laws of 1994, to band together, they lumped us all into one group and retroactively applied every new law and reclassified the vast majority from non violent to violent. When you are advised by counsel to make a plea decision you do so with all the facts — i didnt plead guilty to violent sex offense, knowing I would be required to register for life... that was not the law then, how is that constitutionally correct?

By: Tammie Leigh Lawson

Tammie Leigh Lawson — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 08:17:14 +0000

Keep it coming! Happy for those who got relief. Now Virginia needs some relief.

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 20:20:27 +0000

In reply to Tony. By the way, I was referring to the State of Florida in my earlier comment.

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 20:17:21 +0000

That is great news for them, absolutely. But why hasn’t not even one person ever been let off in the Florida registry? What’s going on, and why is it so different in other states? I’ve been a RSO since my act occurred in April of 1994. Had my adjudication withheld, but that didn’t really help much or change my situation. What are we going to have to do to catch up in time with these other states?

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 17:27:04 +0000

Love it !. Keep them coming PA and Michigan.

By: John

John — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 17:18:04 +0000

19 lucky individuals. I’m so happy for them and glad the tides are turning. Hopefully we can celebrate the same thing here in Florida one day.

By: j

Thu, 13 Sep 2018 14:17:15 +0000

great news ! chip away at it !

By: Gerald

Gerald — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 13:44:47 +0000

Points out one other thing that is terribly unfair about how they apply sex offender registry laws. The information about those 19 individuals were on file in the registry, and those maintaining the registry knew that they no longer belonged there, yet they still had to file an appeal to get taken off. Most people don’t know how to do that without a lawyer. Many can’t afford a lawyer. The state had no problem adding people onto the registry and adding on retroactive changes automatically, so why can’t they automatically remove those unconstitutional retroactive changes automatically? It’s just a foul, corrupt system.