You gotta love Guy Hamilton-Smith! Guy is a legal fellow of the Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, an advocate for reform and author of some of the most classic social media posts (among scholarly stuff, too) I’ve read. In response to a comment on one of his own tweets, which said, “One…
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CT. Commission Considers Changes to Registry
Connecticut is steps closer to potentially changing the way the state’s sex-offender registry is managed. The Connecticut Sentencing Commission is holding a public hearing Thursday and reviewing several proposed changes following… Read More >>
Read MoreRescheduled case to be considered in tomorrow’s SCOTUS conference.
Boyd v. Washington is among the cases on tomorrow’s Supreme Court of the United States conference calendar. The question at issue in that case is “Whether the requirement of frequent, in-person reporting renders an offender-registration law punitive, such that applying the law retroactively violates the ex post facto clause.” We are hoping the SCOTUS selects this case to be heard…
Read MoreSuperior Court removes judge from sex offender’s re sentencing
The state Superior Court, in a rare move Wednesday, ordered Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Donna Jo McDaniel to be removed from a case, finding that there was “substantial evidence” that she “demonstrated… Read More >>
Read MoreRegistry forced father and family into homelessness
Many people may be unconcerned with what someone on the registry goes through, but William Walker said he hopes by sharing details of his arrest and the collateral damage it’s causing his kids, someone will rent him a place to live. Full Article… Read More >>
Read MoreBermuda: Sex Offender Bill Passes
A bill that was written about earlier this week has passed and the island country of Bermuda will become the latest country to have a sex offender registry. What’s interesting, is the country’s Attorney General, who indicates in this Royal Gazette article, used empirical evidence in their decision making about their registry. Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General, explained: “A public…
Read MoreArrested for Failure to Register Santa Business
The headline from this story on WFLA reads, “Sex offender Santa seeking Christmas party employment arrested”, but the headline doesn’t tell anything close to the story. The person required to register, in this case, had committed his offense in 1993 (25 years ago) and was no longer on probation. As such, there’s no prohibition in the Florida Statutes on his being…
Read MoreMaster student’s thesis challenges views on laws
A California law that will go into effect in 2021 is set to bring about the most sweeping changes ever to sex offender laws in the state. SB384 will allow most sex offenders to petition to be removed from the public registries in 10 to 20 years after… Read More >>
Read MorePolice, not judges, will decide.
El Paso City Council Tuesday voted to amend the ordinance regarding exemptions issued to sex offenders. Currently, judges provide some sex offenders with an exemption to an ordinance which regulates where they can live. Now, El Paso Police… Read More
Read MoreBelize launches Sex Offender registry
The Central American country of Belize has launched its sex offender registry last week. Unlike the United States (and like most countries) the registry is non-public. Concerned citizens would be required to complete a questionnaire/application form, and if approved, the authorized individuals would then be granted a password to access the system. According to this article in the San Pedro…
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