By Seth Augenstein . . . California voters overwhelmingly passed a ballot initiative in November 2016 calling for criminal sentencing reform. The centerpiece of Proposition 57, a major initiative pushed by Gov. Jerry Brown, was to allow release of those convicted of “nonviolent felony
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By Andrea Johnson . . . The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled [Feb. 22] that the state can destroy convicted sex offender James Kremer’s laptop and portable hard drive, but must return his X-Box and PlayStation to his family. Kremer, 38, of
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By Shelly Stow . . . From North Carolina comes this all-too-familiar story: Law enforcement is patting itself on the back for “tracking” those on the sex offender registry. In the typical it’s-a-dirty-job-but-somebody’s-got-to-do-it style of reporting, the journalist lauds Investigator J. Moore
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By Nick Ferraro . . . West St. Paul is reworking its “predatory offender” ordinance in light of a federal judge’s ruling that a convicted sex offender is likely to succeed in his lawsuit against the city. The ordinance — passed in
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Can they do that? How often have you wondered if your supervising or registry tracking officer can impose a particular requirement on you or if their demands may be unlawful? Our newest call-in forum will try to answer such questions. We hope
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By David Booth . . . Dr. Emily Horowitz, noted sex offense policy researcher, and Marci Hamilton, child safety advocate, went toe-to-toe in an engaging debate Monday night, which may be a first of its kind on the need for sex offender
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Everyone who watched the debate last night – All the laws requiring those convicted of sex offenses to put their names in a registry should be abolished – will agree; Emily Horowitz, defending the affirmative, was cool, calm, collected, and convincing. She was the voice
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That’s the highly controversial resolution that will be argued at the next Soho Forum/Reason debate, on Monday, February 12 at New York’s Subculture Theater from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Emily Horowitz will argue the affirmative position. She is professor and chair of
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This is your final notice regarding the conference call scheduled to get underway at 7:00 p.m. eastern time Wednesday, February 7. We will focus on the recent decision by the United States Supreme Court rejecting the Cumberland County District Attorney’s effort to undo
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The Electoral Committee (EC) of the National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL) is seeking candidates to serve on its Board of Directors. NARSOL’s EC is charged with identifying, vetting, and appointing two candidates annually to the NARSOL Board. New Board Members bring a fresh
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