By Sandy Rozek, NARSOL Communications Director & John Dawe, NARSOL Marketing DirectorWhen families face emergencies and are driven from their homes, they need quick and equitable access to emergency facilities. Families should be allowed to stay together during crises. However, a new
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By Sandy . . . They were married in a Texas county jail with a bulletproof pane of glass between them. The paths that took them to that point were twisted and tortuous, and the paths leading from it are even more
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By Sandy . . . Halloween 2024 is behind us. This Halloween was same-old, same-old in some respects and something of an anomaly in others. Once again, no children were snatched by registrants—or by anyone, apparently–as they walked the streets, and none were
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This piece, including the title, has been edited to correct inaccuracies. Distributed to Illinois media By Sandy . . . Everyone needs a place to live, including people with past convictions. The government shouldn’t be spending taxpayer money to kick people out
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By Sandy . . . Looking at some of the headers of the articles sent in today’s alerts, I cannot help but shake my head in wonder. “Communities explore other Halloween plans after sex offender law abolished,” announces a Missouri news outlet.
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October 3, 2024 . . . CorrLinks, a private company that manages the federal prison email system, began as a pilot program in 2005. It has since then served as the primary method by which persons in custody in the federal Bureau
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By Sandy . . . .Even before Hurricane Helene entered the Gulf of Mexico, plans for emergency sheltering for those fleeing flood areas were well underway, the plans of both those assuring that the shelters were up and running and those who
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By Sandy . . . A young man was sentenced to prison in Florida last week. The charge, following his arrest last year when he was 19, was 30 counts of possession of child pornography. The materials to which he entered an open
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By Sandy . . . Occasionally NARSOL will come across criticisms of our organization, its leadership, our work, and how it is done. These usually appear on one social media platform or another. Interested in all points of view and willing to
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NEWS Contact Sandy Rozek: communications@narsol.org Minnesota’s mental disorder: civil commitment 09 August 2024 As well intentioned as state lawmakers are in protecting its citizens from harm, Minnesota fails in providing adequate sexual violence prevention. Rather than invest in proven primary prevention strategies,
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