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This past week another individual, this time in Walton County, had a conviction overturned by the First District Court of Appeals on double jeopardy grounds. This is a scenario we see happen repeatedly and one where the precedence is clear. The case was Hooks v. State of Florida and the appellant was charged with traveling to meet a minor to

You are invited to join a webinar hosted by @EndtheRegistry and Amber Vlangas (amberspeaksup.com) on which there will be a virtual panel discussion with Judith Levine and Erica Meiners about their new book, The Feminist and the Sex Offender on June 20 at 10 am. Registration is available here: http://www.bit.ly/ConfrontingSexualHarm. The discussion will feature both academics and directly impacted leaders

The killer of Mattieo Condoluci gives a jailhouse interview – Watch it below. Then write to Brenda Beadle, Chief Deputy County Attorney and insist on the maximum punishment for this killer. She can be reached at: Criminal Division, 1701 Farnam Street, Hall of Justice, Suite # 100, Omaha, NE 68183  

The killing of George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement has sparked outrage and mass protests across the nation. Calls for police reform have created yet another divide among the American public. As we move toward what will likely be significant changes to the criminal justice system, will individuals on the sex offense registry be included in those reforms?

When NARSOL’s annual conference was cancelled because of the COVID-19 virus, they decided to replace it with a two day webcast. All of the speakers of the conference have agreed to speak on the webcast and are looking forward to sharing their experiences and knowledge with you.   See the schedule and the speakers/presenters here. The webcast starts tomorrow and extends

Another registrant was arrested. This time for not updating his drivers license. On May 26, he reported to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and updated his registration after being released from the Department of Corrections. This past Thursday he came back to report that he intended to move to New York. He was arrested for not reporting to the DHSMV

The case could upend part of Florida’s sex offender laws, officials say. A Tampa man who spent 12 years in prison for molesting two young girls at a community pool does not have to register as a sexual offender until he pays a $10,000 fine, two Florida courts have ruled. A judge in the Hillsborough Circuit Court and a panel

This morning the 11th Circuit will hold oral arguments in our case challenging Miami-Dade County’s sex offender residence restriction. Daniel Tilley, from the ACLU will be doing the argument on behalf of the individuals who are legislated into homelessness by the Miami-Dade Ordinance named after Lauren Book. The case is: 19-10254 John Doe #6, et al., Appellants v. Miami-Dade County Please

It’s a bit off-topic but in a decision released by the Supreme Court of the United States today (Lomax v. Ortiz-Marquez) the court limited a pro se prisoner’s ability to bring lawsuits if they have previously had cases dismissed. Not quite sure how we feel about this one. On one hand anything that limits an individual’s access to the courts

the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has now published names and photographs of some convicted sex offenders on the Nigeria Sex Offender Register. The DG of NAPTIP, Dame Julie Okah-Donli, shared a list over the weekend via Twitter. She said the agency is determined to start naming and shaming all sex offenders, and more names