Mr. Timothy Lockwood Chief Regulatory and Policy Management Branch California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations P.O. Box 94283 Sacramento, CA 94283-0001 Comment: CDCR’s Blanket Exclusion of Inmates with Sex Offense Convictions in the Revised Sections 3177 and 3315 Dear Chief Lockwood, NARSOL
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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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Episode 13 Recorded on 02/24/2018 Larry and Andy discuss a variety of topics: ex-post facto in reverse; remaining incarcerated due to not having a residency plan; whether registrants can ever live beyond their pasts; judges making judgmental decisions; the PA governor signing a new
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By Sandy . . . Any criminal justice system has two purposes. The first is to punish those who have broken the law. The second is to bring about rehabilitation in the lawbreaker so that he will turn his back on a
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Episode 12 – Recorded 2/17/2018 A concealed carry permit issued in one state should be honored in another. In early December, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that is one of the National Rifle Association’s highest priorities and seems to
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By Sandy . . . This is good news of the very best kind, the kind that shows people actually living out what they profess to believe. For those who remember To Kill a Mockingbird, the character of attorney Atticus Finch embodies
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Episode 11 – Recorded: 2018/02/10 Do residency, work, or proximity restrictions do anything to help public safety? Larry and Andy cover the history and efficacy of residency and other distance related restrictions. They also cover various news items from the week. Which
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**Roger resigned his position as fire chief after negative publicity about his status emerged. See https://narsol.org/2018/02/sex-offenders-decision-needed/** Associated Press . . . The mayor of a small Pennsylvania town is standing by its volunteer fire company’s re-election of a registered sex offender as its
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Episode 10 Is it better to do something versus nothing? Can you do more harm than good by a poorly thought out action than by sitting on the sidelines? That is the topic we’ll be covering tonight. Larry and Andy are discussing
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