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This symposium was promoted as the “10th Anniversary of the AWA” Important points: Much was discussed about efficacy etc. There were areas in which there were strong consensus of what we know works and how we can do better. These include: •    Residency Restrictions: They do not further public safety and the organizational view is there is no support for

The shame of Miami-Dade has reached a new level. The encampment of homeless sex offenders living alongside the railroad tracks on the street corner in a warehouse district in Miami-Dade county has reached two hundred fifty people. That’s 250 human beings who were once convicted of a sexual offense, no matter how serious or benign, many of which have served

For those of you who read our posts and weekly updates, you probably have noticed that some of the articles contain a bit of sarcastic humor. I chose to write in this fashion for a number of reasons. First, a lot of the topics involve complex legal issues which can be dry and boring and I want people to actually

This morning an article came out on Vox.com about ways the upcoming Presidential Election may shape the legal landscape through creating a more liberal Supreme Court. Currently, President Obama’s nominee of Merrick Garland is on hold, because Republicans are refusing to confirm his nominee at the tail end of his presidency, certainly holding out their decision in the hopes that

in 2014 we reported about the city of Milwaukee, WI considering a Sex Offender Residency Restriction. Not only did we caution against it, but the City’s police department cautioned against it. The politicians didn’t listen. Watch this video to see what has happened:   http://bcdownload.gannett.edgesuite.net/wiscrapid-mobile/201608/3896/41823025001_5090995734001_5090981805001.mp4

Yet another court has recently found that compelling an individual to answer sexual history questions during a polygraph violates the Fifth Amendment. As part of sex offender “treatment” a probationer is generally forced to take a sexual history polygraph during which questions about their past behavior are asked. If they refuse, they can be sent back to prison for refusing

In South Roxana, IL a Blind man was arrested for violating their Halloween Ordinance because he was present when his step-daughter was handing out candy on Halloween. What’s more disturbing than a blind man being arrested for being in the house when a family member was participating in the holiday (he’s blind – he couldn’t even see the children) or

A Scheduling Conference has been set for August 25th in our Internet Identifier lawsuit. We will update with the scheduled date on the hearing for our Temporary Restraining Order.

Sex offenders allowed in only 1 percent of Englewood parcels Three convicted sex offenders have sued the city of Englewood in federal court claiming that its zoning ordinances effectively banish them from living in the city. Sex offenders Brian Brockhausen, Allen Toner and Larry Cook are the plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed on their behalf on Thursday by Boulder attorney

A Pennsylvania supreme court ruling soon will alter the registration requirements, for some types of convicted sex offenders. First-time offenders convicted of a tier one sex crime, such as possession of child pornography do not need to register for life with the Pennsylvania State Police. An offender will get either 15 or 25 years on the registry depending on the