You are invited to a deeply meaningful event near the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court at 10:00 AM, Friday, March 15th. Registered citizens, supporters, and advocates will gather to demonstrate by holding a vigil commemorating the anniversary of the Court’s disastrous
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AMENDED CALL TO ACTION #3 FOR SB 1230 and HB 1235: SB 1230 has been referred to Senate Fiscal Policy Committee and HB 1235 added to Second Reading Calendar. We have met with some success because of the emails, calls, and in-person
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By Barbara Koepel . . . For the 6,000 men confined in compounds in the 20 states with civil commitment laws—which keep sex offenders behind bars and out of sight for decades after they complete their prison terms and often until they die—the
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Reprinted in full with permission; first published October 19 at Filter. By C. Dreams . . . In the month since I was released from Georgia Department of Corrections custody, I’ve been offered four different jobs. I could have been an account lead at
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By Lenore Skenazy . . . Stunned joy is what most of us felt when we learned that Charlotte Sena, the 9-year-old abducted while riding her bike in upstate New York, has been found and returned to her family — alive. The alleged
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Survey Of Insurance and Travel Rentals As a Person Forced to Register Some Persons Forced to Register on the public “Sex Offense” Registry have reported difficulties in obtaining certain types of insurance. The purpose of this survey is to find out if
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By Jaden Edison . . . During counseling programs he’s attended throughout adulthood, Aaron Kearney has been told not to let mistakes define him and not to let the past hijack his future. But for a quarter-century, the 52-year-old has worn a
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By Jacob Sullum . . . Sunday, March 5, [2023] marks[ed]the 20th anniversary of Smith v. Doe, a U.S. Supreme Court decision that approved retroactive application of Alaska’s sex offender registry, deeming it preventive rather than punitive. That ruling helped propagate several
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By Trevor Baratko . . . A former Fauquier County Public Schools middle school teacher indicted for felony counts of carnal knowledge involving a minor has had her charges reduced to misdemeanors. She will not spend time behind bars and will not
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Advocate for incarcerated person accuses Iowa A.G. of wrongly committing persons to civil commitment
Published with permission by Newton Daily News, Newton, Iowa. By Christopher Braunschweig . . . Visitors at the Iowa Board of Corrections meeting Aug. 4 complained [that] the multidisciplinary team that determines if incarcerated individuals who finished treatment are still considered sexually violent
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