Today, Hunter spoke with David Garlock, a formerly incarcerated and current criminal justice reformer, to discuss how David’s journey from victim, to prison, to life after prison has landed him advocating to end sex offender registries. As a child, David endured nearly a decade of child sexual abuse. Eventually, he and his brother sought revenge against the man who committed the acts, and they made the decision to murder that man. David and his brother would go on to be convicted of murder and spend a decade locked away in an Alabama prison. Following his prison time, David began working with those who committed sex crimes in an attempt to rehabilitate them. Given his experience, there are few people who can speak with such moral authority on the issue of the sex offender registry and in the efforts to move our system away from one with a bedrock of vengeance.

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Larry and Andy get “down in the weeds” on this, answering a multitude of questions from website members and looking at the decision from every angle. Hear it here: https://www.registrymatters.co/podcast/rm211-stinging-defeat-in-butts-county/ .

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This episode of Victory Over Sin features Robin Vander Wall, vice chair and director of development at NARSOL (National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws).  Robin speaks eloquently against the registry and for the importance of those with sexual offense convictions coming out of the shadows and standing up to be counted.

Interview begins at 6:40

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KMZU news anchor Matt Griffith in Missouri  interviews NARSOL board member and communications director Sandy Rozek about the registry.

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In this somewhat abbreviated episode, which we recorded in our super secret hideaway bunker, we cover the recent Alaska ruling requiring all registrants to register unconstitutional. But before we get there, we talked about people being restricted from libraries, and what it means that FaceBook is a publicly traded, but private company; Florida is at it again forcing registrants from the new(ish) home, but where do they go???; Pittsburgh warns registrants of a phone scam working its way through their ranks; Cuba Gooding Jr and Brian Singer accused of sexual misconduct and will try to defend himself from those allegations – he believes the system will treat him fairly; Cop uses SnapChat filter to switch his gender to nab people looking to hookup with a teen girl; We have a clip of Scalia talking about interpreting the law; and of course, this great decision out of Alaska regarding requiring all registrants to register as unconstitutional.

[13:00] https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/homeless-sex-offenders-booted-offered-shelter-by-frank-diazs-united-we-all-can-11191829

[20:40] https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2019/06/10/sex-offender-phone-scam/?fbclid=IwAR3BH4XV5u_XZK504Xi19AVaC7fp_UXS8brBUYbOUbyxMsGmJpXU532JiWU

[25:20] https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Student-Uses-Snapchats-Gender-Switch-Filter-to-Nab-Cop-Allegedly-Looking-to-Hook-Up-With-Teen-Girl-511113282.html

[32:22] https://www.ozy.com/presidential-daily-brief/pdb-94954/hetoo-94968

[48:20] https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/alaska-supreme-court-says-law-requiring-all-sex-offenders-to-register-is-unconstitutional
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2019/06/14/alaska-supreme-court-declares-law-requiring-all-sex-offenders-to-register-unconstitutional/

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We recorded in front of a huge studio audience at the NARSOL conference in Houston, Texas.  It was a bit impromptu. But even with that, we had a fantastic audience! Thank you for joining us!

We talked about our initial impressions of the conference. We then moved into a few articles. We discussed things with the audience. And finally we had our weekly Scalia clip regarding the constitutionality of the death penalty. There may, or may not, be a conversation about shower heads.

It was really a very special time. We can’t thank you enough for your continued support. It humbles us beyond words.

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This week’s episode dives into a decision out of Massachusetts that is poised to release a man convicted over 40 years ago and has since been civilly committed. This is a fascinating legal read, and Larry gives us the run down.

We begin, however, with these items:

• A listener question regarding registrants using Facebook and other social media;
• An article from The Atlantic which talks about law enforcement’s unhappiness at being profiled by computers even though they use the tool themselves;
• A registrant in California who did not commit a sexual offense but is on the registry;
• A bill in Louisiana could make it a crime for defense attorneys to do their job;
• Some legal theory behind our two newest SCOTUS justices;
• More bills are being passed extending the statute of limitations;
•  SCOTUS justices are defending the recent inconsistent decisions to stop / allow executions to move forward;
• A professor that stepped up to help Harvey Weinstein removed from deanship;
• Oklahoma house passes a large criminal justice reform bill;

And finally, Larry goes into detail about the man being released from civil commitment.

https://www.registrymatters.co/podcast/rm77-ma-high-court-rules-to-release-registrant

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In this excellent podcast, David Garlock, a prominent name in criminal justice reform and a strong anti-registry advocate, talks with Michael and Dwayne about his work and opinions on the issues. He mentions NARSOL, our Pennsylvania affiliate PARSOL, and Mary Sue of our Texas affiliate — and Dwayne at the end mentions the NARSOL conference.

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We were joined by Guy Hamilton Smith on this episode of Registry Matters! Guy brings an incredibly insightful point of view about the policies surrounding the registry.  We also cover:

A listener question about being coerced into taking a polygraph – can you refuse and what would happen if you did so?

A man with terminal cancer won’t die soon enough to receive compassionate relief;

Of course we need a new registry – Michigan proposes a child abuse registry;

Inmates in Alabama are shackled to buckets for days to eliminate contraband;

Legislation by Lauren Book in Florida would create a registry for those who pay for sex;

Senators in Arizona stop bill giving more rights to sex abuse victims;

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In this Diamond edition of Registry Matters, we tackle two listener questions and have a theatrical reading:

• Shocker: no evidence supports the efficacy of the registry;
• Presidential politicians suggest giving all citizens the right to vote – even ones that we don’t like;
• Alabama prisons are not safe for anyone, staff or inmates;
• Kentucky teen pleads guilty for arson and murder of man on the registry;
• Amazon facial recognition is an unrestrained tool for law enforcement;
• Prison in Tennessee, run by CoreCivic, has a poor track record of inmate safety;
• Legislature in Florida does not want certain people to vote;
• Federal judge overturns conviction on ex post facto grounds;
• Florida set to pass law prohibiting acts with obscene or lewd materials;
• VA Governor will not sign any new laws with mandatory minimums.

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