April, 2013 Are We Looking at Sex Offender Management Backwards? For some states, the legislative sessions are over or drawing to a close; for others, they are still in full swing. One would be hard-pressed to find even one state in which
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“From good to better to stupendous!” That was Lloyd Swartz, president of Reform Sex Offender Law’s New Mexico affiliate, describing the national organization’s fourth annual 3-day conference that closed Sunday at the Ramada Conference Center in Albuquerque. RSOL’s Executive Director Brenda Jones
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On December 20, RSOL sent a press release to 130 news outlets, and a few legislators, primarily in PA, announcing that it would soon challenge sections of Senate Bill 1183 (Pennsylvania’s new sex offender registration requirements) on multiple constitutional grounds. Constitutional challenges
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March 20, 2013, legal action was filed in a CA federal district court against websites that post personal information about those who are or were identified as registered sex offenders and then charge sums of money to remove the information. CA attorney
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In the current political and social climate, the voices of registrants and their families are drowned out by many factors. Fear of vigilantes, unwanted media attention, and shame for being required to register are major concerns. RSOL believes every person’s voice should
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Challenge to PA Sex Offender Law Begins National Group Cites Costs and Unconstitutional Provisions January 2, 2013 Reform Sex Offender Laws Inc. (RSOL) recently announced plans to challenge sections of Senate Bill 1183 (Pennsylvania’s new sex offender registration requirements) on multiple constitutional
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Civil Rights Group Questions Constitutionally of Proposal Albuquerque, NM—Reform Sex Offender Laws, Inc. (RSOL) plans to fight HB 48, a proposal that was recently pre-filed by State Rep. Nate Gentry (R – Albuquerque). The legislation would make it illegal for any
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A temporary restraining order (TRO) was filed today in federal district court requesting that enforcement of a sex offender ordinance in the City of Lancaster be halted. “The Lancaster ordinance denies the civil rights of more than 100,000 individuals and families in
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Civil Rights Group Questions Constitutionally of Proposal Reform Sex Offender Laws, Inc. (RSOL) plans to oppose Texas House Bill 23, a proposal that was recently filed by State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer (D-San Antonio). The legislation would require all of
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March, 2013 What Is Chelsea’s Law? How It Began: Who is John Albert Gardner? John Albert Gardner is an inmate in the California prison system for the rest of his life. This is a timeline of the salient points, beginning in 2000
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