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*[https://www.thecabin.net/news/fcso-warns-parents-against-trick-or-treating-certain-addresses/article_76a7edec-59b6-5173-bab3-3990f51ec96d.html FCSO warns parents against trick-or-treating certain addresses]
::The Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office is placing door hangers on the doors of sex offenders warning “No Trick-or-Treat at this Address.”<br> (LOG CABIN DEMOCRAT, October 25, 2022  ) <!-- Added October 27, 2022 -->
*[https://news.yahoo.com/experts-say-sex-offender-registries-dont-work-can-they-be-fixed-215957631.html Experts say sex offender registries don't work. Can they be fixed?]
*[https://news.yahoo.com/experts-say-sex-offender-registries-dont-work-can-they-be-fixed-215957631.html Experts say sex offender registries don't work. Can they be fixed?]
::The vast majority of Americans believe sex offender registries make their communities safer, according to polls. A growing body of research, however, suggests otherwise. A long list of studies using decades of data have found no significant evidence that registries prevent sex crimes. Some even indicate that the laws imposed on sex offenders may make them more likely to commit crimes in the future.<br> (Mike Bebernes, Yahoo News, March 24, 2022 ) <!-- Added 3-25-22-->  
::The vast majority of Americans believe sex offender registries make their communities safer, according to polls. A growing body of research, however, suggests otherwise. A long list of studies using decades of data have found no significant evidence that registries prevent sex crimes. Some even indicate that the laws imposed on sex offenders may make them more likely to commit crimes in the future.<br> (Mike Bebernes, Yahoo News, March 24, 2022 ) <!-- Added 3-25-22-->  
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*[https://www.legalreader.com/is-the-sex-offender-registry-fair/ Is the Sex Offender Registry Fair?]
*[https://www.legalreader.com/is-the-sex-offender-registry-fair/ Is the Sex Offender Registry Fair?]
::Failure to Register, in most states, is a serious felony, punishable by jail or prison time.<br> (Nicole Blank Becker, The Legal Reader, US, January 11, 2022 ) <!-- Added 1-12-22-->  
::Failure to Register, in most states, is a serious felony, punishable by jail or prison time.<br> (Nicole Blank Becker, The Legal Reader, US, January 11, 2022 ) <!-- Added 1-12-22-->  
[[File:NoCandySign.jpg|200px|right|link=https://www.courthousenews.com/georgia-sex-offenders-take-fight-over-no-trick-or-treat-warning-signs-to-11th-circuit/]]
*[https://www.courthousenews.com/georgia-sex-offenders-take-fight-over-no-trick-or-treat-warning-signs-to-11th-circuit/ Georgia sex offenders take fight over ‘no-trick-or-treat’ warning signs to 11th Circuit]
::A group of registered sex offenders have asked the appeals court to overturn a federal judge’s ruling in favor of a sheriff’s office that posted signs telling trick-or-treaters to keep away from the offenders’ homes on [[Halloween]].<br> (Kayla Goggin, Courthouse News Service , US, December 17, 2021 ) <!-- Added 12-19-21-->
*[https://www.blueridgenow.com/story/news/2021/12/17/flat-rock-middle-school-teacher-arrested-terminated-sex-offender-campus/8938659002/ Flat Rock Middle employee arrested, terminated on charges of having registered sex offender on campus]
::The Sheriff's Office was notified Dec. 16 that Maria Edina Walker is married to a registered sex offender, Jeffery Lynn Walker, and that he had been seen in a vehicle on the school campus, according to a HCSO news release. It is illegal for a registered sex offender to be on school property at any time.<br> (Staff reports, BlueRideNow, December 17, 2021 ) <!-- Added 12-18-21-->
*[https://www.villages-news.com/2021/11/30/sex-offender-from-iowa-arrested-after-failing-to-register-phone-number/ Sex offender from Iowa arrested after failing to register phone number]
::A sex offender from Iowa was arrested after failing to register his phone number with local authorities.<br> (Meta Minton, Village News, UK, November 30, 2021 ) <!-- Added 12-2-21--> 
*[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-won-t-consider-whether-states-can-require-id-n1280702 Supreme Court won't consider whether states can require ID cards for sex offenders]
::The Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider whether states can require ID cards or drivers licenses to identify people as convicted sex offenders.<br> (Pete Williams, NBC News, US, October 4, 2021 ) <!-- Added 10-5-21-->
*[https://all4consolaws.org/2021/10/virgin-islands-400000-award-from-the-u-s-department-of-justice-in-support-of-sorna/ Virgin Islands: $400,000 Award from the U.S. Department of Justice in Support of SORNA]
::U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands has received a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice in support of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.<br> (US Gov., ACSOL, US, October 25, 2021) <!-- Added 10-25-21-->
*[https://www.einpresswire.com/article/547923580/war-family-foundation-declares-it-is-time-to-pivot-as-a-matter-of-fundamental-fairness WAR Family Foundation Declares it is Time to Pivot as a Matter of Fundamental Fairness]
[[File:Biger-red-dots.gif|thumb|Each red dot is more than a hundred families on the registry|150px|right|link=https://www.einpresswire.com/article/547923580/war-family-foundation-declares-it-is-time-to-pivot-as-a-matter-of-fundamental-fairness]]
::Our challenge to all who have ever made a mistake they regret deeply is to join us in pivoting from the annihilation of human beings to reasonable punishment followed by restoration. All children have the right to live without fear of harm. That includes children of those required to register. <br>([[Women Against Registry|WAR Family Foundation]], US, August 18, 2021)<!-- Added 8-20-21 -->


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RSOL News

The Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office is placing door hangers on the doors of sex offenders warning “No Trick-or-Treat at this Address.”
(LOG CABIN DEMOCRAT, October 25, 2022 )
The vast majority of Americans believe sex offender registries make their communities safer, according to polls. A growing body of research, however, suggests otherwise. A long list of studies using decades of data have found no significant evidence that registries prevent sex crimes. Some even indicate that the laws imposed on sex offenders may make them more likely to commit crimes in the future.
(Mike Bebernes, Yahoo News, March 24, 2022 )
Pennsylvania state Rep. Rob Matzie, D-Ambridge plans to introduce legislation within the next few weeks making it difficult for some of the states most vulnerable citizens, aging and ailing convicted sex offenders to enter long-term care facilities.
Staff Writer, BoyWiki, January 16, 2022
With Halloween again approaching, police around the country are again trying to protect Hansel and Gretel from the Wicked Old Witch known as, "the sex offender".
Staff Writer, BoyWiki, October 17, 2021
In 2019, I was falsely accused of a petty theft in Broward County, Florida, despite living over 1,100 miles from the alleged offense and having no transportation.
(Derek W. Logue, The Crime Report, US, January 27, 2022 )
Failure to Register, in most states, is a serious felony, punishable by jail or prison time.
(Nicole Blank Becker, The Legal Reader, US, January 11, 2022 )