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Sun Sentinel Editorial: Gov. Rick Scott has no credibility on rights restoration

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Gov. Rick Scott claims that he, not a federal judge, should determine how Florida restores the civil rights of ex-felons. Seriously? That would be like having Bill Belichick design the Dolphins’ game plans against the Patriots. Watch the video: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/95047063-132.html Scott made this absurd argument Monday in response to the Feb. 1 ruling by U.S. District Judge Mark Walker that

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Scams Targeting Registered Sex Offenders

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Registered Sex Offenders Targeted by Scam Artists from an Idaho State Police news release The Idaho Central Sex Offender Registry, administered by the Idaho State Police, has been made aware of several attempted scams targeting registered sex offenders in at least one Idaho county and six Florida counties. One scam involves a caller posing as a law enforcement officer who

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Should We Abolish the Sex Offender Registry – A Debate

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Abolishing Sex Offender Registry Wins in New York Debate Dear Members and Advocates, If you want to see an interesting presentation on both sides of the sex offender registry argument, we suggest you watch the video of the debate that took place last night in New York. The debate was hosted by Reason.com and the Soho Forum and argued by

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Indiana registrant fights to attend son’s school activities

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Sex Offender Registry News An Indiana man convicted of child solicitation in 2010 is taking his case to the Indiana Supreme Court. He is challenging a law passed in 2015 that makes it a felony for him to enter school property. For the first 5 years he was granted permission to enter school property to attend his son’s school activities,

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Missouri Legislature considers updating sex offender registry

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Sex Offender Registry News State legislators are talking about updating Missouri’s sex offender registry to be more in line with the federal system. Under State Rep. Kurt Bahr’s proposal, three tiers of offenses would be created, corresponding with how serious the crime was, the 3rd, being the most heinous. Bahr, R-St. Charles tells Missourinet affiliate KSSZ in Columbia that the

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Overwhelming WIN for Emily Horowitz in Yesterday’s Debate on Abolishing the Sex Offender Registry

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Debate Results Favor Abolishing Sex Offender Registries Last night, The Soho Forum and Reason.com held a debate on whether, “All the laws requiring those convicted of sex offenses to put their names in a registry should be abolished.” Listeners were asked to vote BEFORE hearing the debate and then, again, AFTER hearing the debate.The results and a link to the

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