The American Civil Liberties Union and Southern Poverty Law Center won an important legal battle in a Florida Federal Court yesterday. As Politico reported, “U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle declared key portions of the state’s felon voting law unconstitutional, ordering the state to put in place a new process that would help people register to vote in the state. Throughout…
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Congratulations Guy Hamilton-Smith!!!
We are starting this week with some incredible news that we hope will inspire you. Guy Hamilton-Smith Passed the Bar Exam!!! For those who don’t know, I’ll back up a few steps… Like many of you reading this, Guy is required to register as a sex offender. More than a dozen years ago, when he was 22, he was convicted…
Read MoreJoin Safe and Just Michigan on Zoom to learn the evidence-based case for ending sex offender registries
[safeandjustmi.org – 5/28/30 event] Thursday, May 28 • 12:00 Noon • via Zoom • Free • Sign up: www.bit.ly/EndTheRegistry Sex offense registries were supposed to keep communities safer. Under them, people convicted of sex offenses are required to register where they work, live, volunteer and go to school. Certain restrictions are placed on where they can […] [Read More]
Read MoreCA: Reports of online child sex abuse surge amid pandemic
[latimes.com – 5/22/20] Law enforcement officials in Los Angeles and across the country have been overwhelmed in recent months by a surge in tips about online child sex abuse, with social media platforms and other service providers flagging explicit content and suspicious interactions at an alarming rate. With schools closed, youth activities canceled and kids […] [Read More]
Read MoreNE: Advocates call for an end to the public sex offender registry
[fox42kptm.com – 5/20/20] A shooting in North Omaha has sparked concerns over the state sex offender registry. Following the death of Mattieo Condoluci, members of the National Association of Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL) are calling for the state to remove the public state sex offender registry. “If he was not on the registry I […] [Read More]
Read MoreCA: Public Defender seeks removal of OC DA from sex offender parole violation cases
The Orange County Public Defender’s Office is seeking to have the Orange County District Attorney’s Office removed from prosecuting five sex offenders accused of violating parole after they were released early from local lockup. Full Article Related CA: 7 Sex Offenders Released Early Due to COVID-19 in Orange County Despite Parole Violations https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/12/six-sex-offenders-whose-early-release-was-criticized-by-orange-county-da-are-arrested-again/ [Read More]
Read MoreUK: Vigilantes ‘set fire to home where paedophile lived’
[metro.co.uk – 5/20/20] A police search has been sparked after vigilantes in Liverpool reportedly torched a house days after a convicted paedophile was removed for his own safety. The sex offender was involved in a ‘dogging gang’ which groomed and ‘systematically’ sexually abused a 13-year-old girl in North Wales in 2005, it is understood. He […] [Read More]
Read MoreCA Supreme Court Denies Review of Challenge to In-Person Registration
The California Supreme Court issued an order today denying ACSOL’s challenge to in-person registration requirements by local law enforcement agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Court’s decision to deny review is based upon the fact that the Governor issued an Executive Order earlier this month that encourages, but does not require, local law enforcement agencies […] [Read More]
Read MoreNE: ‘We’re sitting ducks’: Concerns of copycat attacks following sex offender’s killing
[ketv.com – 5/19/20] OMAHA, Neb. —When “Jay” first heard the motive behind Mattieo Condoluci’s death, he immediately feared for the safety of his family. “We’re sitting ducks,” he said. Prosecutors believe James Fairbanks sent KETV Newswatch 7 an anonymous email about killing Condoluci. The sender said he had been looking for an apartment in the […] [Read More]
Read MoreHow the “Stranger Danger” Panic of the 1980s Helped Give Rise to Mass Incarceration
[jacobinmag.com – 5/18/20] The missing-child panic began with Etan Patz. Plenty of kids had gone missing before, but Etan’s case seemed specially designed to provoke a mass hysteria. In 1979, the six-year-old boy’s mother arranged for him to walk to the school bus stop on his own. She watched him depart from her Manhattan fire […] [Read More]
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