CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge in Chicago says a corrections department ban on telephone contact between a mom with a sex-crime conviction and her 17-year-old daughter should be lifted. The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin says Tuesday’s ruling is in a lawsuit
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Episode 17 2018/03/24 Larry and Andy discuss what criminal justice reform looks like with the new district attorney in Philadelphia, the West Virginia Supreme Court decision regarding Internet usage, the shutdown of Craigslist personals, compassionate release from prison, and the cost of
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By Kathleen McWilliams . . . A Superior Court judge has ruled that a private nursing home that provides care to prison parolees does not violate Rocky Hill’s zoning code. The town claims the 60 West St. nursing home violates the town’s
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By Kyla Asbury . . . The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled that completely restricting a person’s access to the internet as a condition of their parole from prison is a violation of the First Amendment. The West Virginia
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Episode 16 2018/03/17 Larry and Andy extend a very warm welcome to NARSOL Executive Director Brenda Jones. The three cover the latest news along with how she got started in advocacy work. She is a very humble and special lady. Does she
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By Harold Rector . . . The Fearless Project was launched by RSOL, Inc – now NARSOL — in the fall of 2016 in an effort to address a serious need in the advocacy community. Most registered persons and family members feel
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Paul Rigney from Registered Citizen Travel Action Group (RTAG) shares his organization’s knowledge regarding IML issues, which we hope will assist those planning to travel outside the United States. In addition, attorney Paul Dubbeling answers questions regarding potential litigation challenging IML. https://narsol.org/podcast/narsol-in-action-3-14-2018/
By Mia Armstrong . . . ASU [Arizona State University] works with local law enforcement agencies to ensure that convicted sex offenders who work or study on campus comply with sex offender registration and community notification policies as mandated by state law. Those in
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Episode 15 2018/03/10 Definition: Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech. Seems then that compelled speech is the direct opposite of freedom of speech, or expression. Are there examples where compelled speech is justified (news media carrying candidate
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Episode 14 2018/03/03 The travel ban went into effect, not at the initiation of a judge but rather by an action being filed to compel the judge to act. Judges are like umpires in baseball or referees in football or basketball. Their
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