A Phoenix behavioral counseling group specializing with sex offenders announced that it will no longer hold sessions at a resort hotel. Per a CBS 5 Investigation, sex offenders in the Mountain Valley Counseling program were filmed all throughout the Sheraton Crescent Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona. Offenders were seen wandering halls, lounging poolside, and surfing the web in the lobby during lunch breaks.…
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Time, money wasted by federal government on SO compliance check
The Marshalltown Police Department along with U.S. Marshal Service recently announced the completion of a sex offender compliance operation. The operation was conducted back on Sept. 21 to ensure all registered sex offenders in Marshalltown remain compliant with statutory requirements. A total of 69 sex offender compliance checks occurred during this operation resulting in no arrests. All 69 sex offenders…
Read MoreACTION ALERT – Combat Halloween Hysteria
This is YOUR CHANCE to counter some of the ridiculous Halloween hype with facts. Patch publications have been very vocal each year with warnings and maps showing the homes of registrants in order to “keep children safe.” NARSOL is currently sending out fact-filled letters asking for a “cease and desist” from Patch. These are being emailed and sent by post to…
Read MoreDoes anyone really understand recidivism?
By Sandy…. The recent post about incorrect information put forth as fact on “The View” has prompted some lively discussion about the term “recidivism” and the difficulty — and even sometimes the wisdom — of engaging in accurate discussions about it. This has prompted me to recall a blog post I wrote several years ago on this subject, and I…
Read MoreThe ladies of “The View” need glasses
By Robin and Sandy . . . On “The View,” September 25, program regular Sunny Hostin said, in response to the announcement that Anthony Weiner had been sentenced to 21 months for sexting with a minor, that she felt the sentence was inappropriate and had she been prosecutor, she would have asked for a longer term. She justified this by saying…
Read MoreSex offenders blame secluded island’s water for deaths
MCNEIL ISLAND, WASH. — Scores of sex offenders ordered to live on a secluded island in Washington state say the often-cloudy, brown water there is making them sick, and records show the water system has been plagued by problems for more than a decade. About 200 residents of the Special Commitment Center have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the facility…
Read MoreAnthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in sexting case
By John Bacon . . . Anthony Weiner, the disgraced former Congressman who pleaded guilty in May to sexting with a 15-year-old girl, was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison. Weiner, 53, also faces spending the rest of his life as a registered sex offender for his lengthy and lurid social media contacts with the North Carolina teen. Weiner cried in…
Read MoreIs civil commitment protection, punishment, prison–or purgatory?
By Maurice Chammah…. If someone finishes a prison sentence for a violent sexual crime, but might still be dangerous, should he be released? How do you know if he’s dangerous? And when does it violate his rights to hold him? On Monday, the Supreme Court is considering whether to hear a case that stems from these questions, a challenge to…
Read MoreArkansas: ‘Piling on’ offenders: the penalty that never ends
Much has been made of Harvard University’s decision not to admit Michelle Jones into its doctoral program over the recommendation of the university’s history department. Jones served 20 years in prison for murdering her 4-year-old son. During her time behind bars, according to the New York Times, Jones compiled a record of accomplishment that would be remarkable even for someone…
Read MoreNew Mexico: Santolina developer behind sex offender ads against Tim Keller
It doesn’t get much darker in the annals of Albuquerque negative political campaigning. More than a week ago, a mysterious group began running an ad on the city’s television stations. The first image is of State Auditor and Albuquerque mayoral candidate Tim Keller, quickly followed by a dark figure wearing a hoodie. “Sex offender” in bold red letters flashes on…
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