Advocates for sex offenders will convene in Los Angeles for the 5th Annual National Reform Sex Offender Laws conference from August 29 through September 1. The focus of the conference is the reform of existing sex offender laws throughout the nation that
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There is a battle going on. It is exemplified perfectly in these two opposing headlines that were right next to each other in a list of subject-related articles: “Prevent Rape and Kidnapping With a Sex Offender Map Online” and “Nature of sex
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Can I get a passport? Are there places that I can’t go if I am on a sex offender registry in the United States? How about just in the U.S.? Get the answers to these questions and more at the RSOL “Justice
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As long ago as 2003, based on the misapplication of an estimate, the number “100,000” was coupled with the phrase “missing sex offenders,” and America’s own Big Lie was born. By the time the phrase was showing up on child-advocacy websites, even
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An Oklahoma Supreme Court opinion on June 25 stated that the Oklahoma Department of Corrections officials have been violating the Oklahoma Constitution by retroactively applying a 2007 state law which increased the time former sex offenders had to remain listed on the
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Nicole Pittman, author of “Raised on the Registry,” is seeking information for another investigative project. This is from Nicole: Dear Potential Participant, My name is Nicole Pittman and I am a national expert on the harmful application of sex offender registration and
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A horrible thing has happened. A little girl, only eight, has been murdered, and the prime suspect is a man who has been on the sex offender registry in Florida since 1993 for attempted kidnapping and has had some misdemeanor sexual charges since.
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This is an excellent analysis of the registrant situation in Florida written by Gail Colletta, president of our affiliate there, the Florida Action Committee.
A big news item in the past few months–read more here–has been Sheriff Gordon Smith of Bradford County, Florida. Sheriff Smith made national headlines when he placed large, red “A Sexual Predator Lives Here” signs, complete with names, in the yards of
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“Justice for All: A Conference to Reform Sexual Offense Laws,” will be held in Los Angeles during Labor Day weekend. The conference will begin on Thursday, August 29, with an evening social gathering and continue through noon on Sunday, September 1. The
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