Advocacy News
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Blogs with News Stories on Sex Offender Issues:
NE: Sex offender residency restriction dropped by council
YORK – An ordinance that would have banned convicted/registered sex offenders from living within 500 feet of a school or child care facility in York (NEBRASKA) was given a second public reading and then dropped for good. The matter came before the York City Council...
Sex Offender Makes “Run for the Border”
Donald Trump is trying to get a wall erected between the United States and Mexico in order to keep immigrants from crossing the border. Well Mr. Trump, there are apparently some people who are fed up with this country and trying to get out of here! According to this...
Member Submission: Sex Offenders: A Glimmer of Hope
Born and raised in Florida, I know a thing a thing or two about that state. With two loved ones serving sentences in prison for sex crimes there, I know a thing or two about the sex offense laws in that state as well. And for personal reasons, I know a thing or two...
Employment Opportunity for Registrants
Do you have a computer and a good internet connection? HomePro is hiring! (No background questions!) I have immediate openings for part-time help. I started HomePro Telecommunications because I've heard from so many people that they simply cannot find work because of...
Adding Sex Offender Probation Conditions After Sentencing Not Permitted
Last week, the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Florida ruled that adding special sex offender conditions to probation after sentencing, where those conditions were expressly excluded at sentencing, doesn't fly. In Jones v. State, Fla: Dist. Court of Appeals, 2nd...
Florida Sex offender beaten by fellow jail inmate dies
Sad news to report. The man we wrote about in last week's weekly update (https://floridaactioncommittee.org/weekly-update-2018-07-10/) has died. James Mills was in jail after being arrested by the Pinellas County Sheriff's office on June 12 for failure to register as...
Article Reveals Suppressed Data Could Have Changed Sexually Violent Predator Programs
A new scholarly article from two professors of law (Tamara Rice Lave of the University of Miami School of Law and Franklin E. Zimring of UC Berkley School of Law), exposes how information was intentionally suppressed, resulting in "egregious mishandling of the...
NARSOL Conference Call Tomorrow: Michigan Lawsuit, RSO Scams and IML
From NARSOL: Thursday, July 19, beginning at 6:00 pm eastern, NARSOL in Action, along with Registry Matters podcasts, will be holding a nationwide conference call that will last three hours. The Agenda is: Hour 1: The ACLU’s class action lawsuit filed in Michigan Hour...