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- West Virginia lawmakers, upon discovering that a young man working as a legislative intern was on the sex offender registry, promptly fired him and are now revising the hiring process to prevent a registrant from being hired in the future.
(Sandy Rozek, Gazette-Mail, US, April 20, 2016)
- West Virginia lawmakers, upon discovering that a young man working as a legislative intern was on the sex offender registry, promptly fired him and are now revising the hiring process to prevent a registrant from being hired in the future.
- Army veteran Paul King struggles to find a place to call home. Shackled with poor health and a sexual-abuse conviction, King has seen his life deteriorate.
(Mark Bliss, Southeast Missourian, US, April 17, 2016)
- Army veteran Paul King struggles to find a place to call home. Shackled with poor health and a sexual-abuse conviction, King has seen his life deteriorate.
- Recently the New Yorker published a major article about juvenile “sex offenders.” The story, by staff writer Sarah Stillman, is far ranging, moving and important. Stillman writes about many young people who were caught doing anything from playing doctor to sexually coercing another person (usually another child). Convicted for sex crimes, some of these youth are incarcerated and subject to lifelong sex offender registration—a kind of social death sentence.
(Judith Levine – Erica Meiners, CounterPunch US, April 8, 2016)
- Recently the New Yorker published a major article about juvenile “sex offenders.” The story, by staff writer Sarah Stillman, is far ranging, moving and important. Stillman writes about many young people who were caught doing anything from playing doctor to sexually coercing another person (usually another child). Convicted for sex crimes, some of these youth are incarcerated and subject to lifelong sex offender registration—a kind of social death sentence.
- The ACLU of Illinois, joined by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, today asked the state supreme court to strike down the “incredibly broad scope” of limitations contained in the state’s sex offender registry laws.
(Staff writer, ACLU, US, April 7, 2016)
- The ACLU of Illinois, joined by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, today asked the state supreme court to strike down the “incredibly broad scope” of limitations contained in the state’s sex offender registry laws.
- Licensed Professional Counselor Robert Longo has been vocally opposed to public registries for convicted sexual offenders for years.
(Joshua Vaughn , RSOL, US, March, 28, 2016)
- Licensed Professional Counselor Robert Longo has been vocally opposed to public registries for convicted sexual offenders for years.
- The passages of sexual offender registries have grabbed headlines as steps toward public safety against unchanging “predators” who are being released back into society.The registry laws themselves have cost billions of dollars and generally are passed with overwhelming support. But do they work? (Joshua Vaughn, The Sentinel, US, March, 26, 2016)
- An Alabama lawmaker has a plan to permanently and physically punish someone convicted of certain sex offenses against children. The bill, known as HB 365, would make sex offenders have to get surgically castrated before they leave prison. (Matt Fernandez, WIAT.com, US, March, 4, 2016)
- When police arrived at her house to arrest her on May 8, 2013, Tammy Bond turned to her niece and said: “Aunt Tammy did something wrong.” (Erica R. Meiners, In These Times, US, February, 18, 2016)
- A new year has begun and because it is an election year it has started out with a roar. A roar that should frighten us all.
- Despite the fact that the year is only a few days old, we are already facing two pieces of legislation that could significantly… (Janice, CA RSOL, US, January, 3, 2016)
- State House News Service . . . A host of bills dealing with sex offender registration encountered pushback Tuesday from advocates and offenders who urged lawmakers to consider whether the measures were meant to prevent recidivism or to serve as additional punishments. (Katie Lannan, RSOL, US, December 3, 2015)
