We just received word that the ACLU is going to oppose HB 987 HB 987 is the bill we mentioned in yesterday’s call to action. It would require persons required to register pre-report to the Sheriff’s office in the county in which they intended to stay in a hotel/motel/vacation rental 48 hours before their stay and would require the hotel/motel/vacation…
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Despite Executive Order, Jamestown Public Schools Will Turn Away Registered Sex Offenders During Election
Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) may have signed an executive order that gives voting rights to registered sex offenders, but that doesn’t mean they’ll be showing up and voting at Jamestown Public Schools anytime soon. Full Article [Read More]
Read More1 in 4 chance your teen has gotten a sext
[news4jax.com – 4/15/19] As if parents don’t have enough to deal with once their teens’ hormones start kicking in. Apparently, “sexting” is the new flirting, according to some experts. Research compiled in a new article in Pediatrics found that texting sexual images has become increasingly common among teenagers in the United States. That’s not completely […] [Read More]
Read MoreIs your Sheriff’s Office trying to collect your DNA?
We are being notified by Members across the state that their Sheriff’s offices are either contacting them to come in and provide a DNA sample or, in some cases, even showing up at their doorstep to collect DNA! Upon information and belief, the FDLE has sent letters or emails instructing all Sheriff agencies to collect DNA samples (i.e., “Project DNA”)…
Read MoreIndiana County considers sex offender fee
The Jackson County Commissioners plan to discuss creating an annual fee for work associated with maintaining the county’s sex offender registry. … Commissioners were receptive to the idea. Commissioner Drew Markel said he would like to see offenders pay their fees like those who serve sentences on probation. Full Article [Read More]
Read MoreLow-risk sex offenders could come off CT registry
HARTFORD — The Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that would allow some low-risk offenders to come off the state’s public sex offender registry — a move that proponents said would make it easier for law enforcement to focus on high-risk offenders. Full Article [Read More]
Read MoreStringer fallout halts sex offender registry reform
[eacourier.com – 4/11/19] Legislation that would make more people eligible to have their names removed from Arizona’s sex offender registry may end up being an inadvertent casualty of the recent revelations of decades-old sex crime allegations that led David Stringer to resign from the Arizona House of Representatives. House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, sponsored […] [Read More]
Read MoreStill no “human trafficking” charges against anyone in massage parlor stings.
According to this article in the Palm Beach Post, more than seven months after the initial investigation was opened, no one in Palm Beach, Martin, Indian River or Orange counties is facing a human trafficking charge. Nevertheless 5 of the 25 men in arrested in Jupiter’s Orchids of Asia have taken an unorthodox plea deal that requires them to admit…
Read MoreSexting Bill Aims to Shield Teens From Adult Law
[usnews.com – 4/11/19] Legislation aimed at keeping youth who send sexually explicit texts from being charged under adult sex crime laws has cleared the Legislature in Washington state. The bill , which passed late Wednesday night, would create a new group of crimes reserved specifically for minors who are caught with explicit images of other […] [Read More]
Read MoreAppeals court strikes down state law that banned early parole for youthful violent sex offenders
[sfchronicle.com – 4/10/19] Two men who received life sentences for a brutal sexual assault and robbery in Oakland when they were 19 must be given parole hearings during their 25th year in prison, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday, striking down a state law that made them ineligible. A California law signed by Gov. […] [Read More]
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