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• Can’t pay for a lie detector test? For one man that could mean jail

A North Georgia homeless man may go to prison for 18 months because he cannot come up with $250 to take a court-ordered polygraph test.
( Rhonda Cook, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, US, November 9, 2017)

• Simi Valley Repeals Halloween Ordinance

The Simi Valley City Council unanimously agreed tonight to repeal its Halloween Ordinance which required the city’s registrants to post a sign on the front door of their homes as well as prohibited them from decorating their homes, answering the door to trick-or-treaters and illuminating any exterior lights.
(Staff Writer, ACSOL, Octotber 16, 2017)

• Everyone Keeps Asking Me, Why Don’t You Take a Vacation?

Everyone Keeps Asking Me, Why Don’t You Take a Vacation? Life as a U.S. Registered Sex Offender isn’t Just a Posting on the Internet, its One Arbitrary Misstep Away From a Felony. (Mary Davye Devoy, July 29, 2017)