Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill into law Friday that will require websites that publish mug shots to take them down upon request if the person pictured is not convicted. The new law, which takes effect July 1, also prohibits companies from collecting a fee to remove the...

State cannot block access to Social Media !!! More to come. Here is the order: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/15-1194_08l1.pdf

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...

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...

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...

I was reading an article in the Yorktown Daily Voice, thinking about how I can present it in a way that makes sense. The article begins, "The State Senate approved, 59-2, legislation prohibiting Level 2 and Level 3 sex offenders from using the internet for social...

FORT MYERS, Fla. - When a mover comes to your house, do you know who you're inviting in? A new Florida law wants to make sure you're notified if a sex offender is working for the moving company you hire. Moving businesses we spoke with say they already have processes...