Extremely Misleading Massachusetts and Maine Report on Recidivism

The recently-released report “Recidivism Among Sex Offenders in Massachusetts & Maine” shows how statistics can be slanted to make people believe whatever you want them to believe. According to themainewire.com, “The report was funded by a Bureau of Justice Statistics grant, in order to provide policy makers with empirical data on a critical issue of public safety – sex crimes

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First published at NARSOL: Awesome victory in Montana

By Larry of NARSOL On June 14, 2023, a court decided the question of whether a “retroactive application of the Sexual or Violent Offender Registration Act violated the prohibition against ex post facto punishment in Article II, Section 31 of the Montana Constitution.” Larry says that “states appear to be unable to help themselves, continually piling on more requirements that

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Two Powerful Studies on the Ineffectiveness of the Registry

A bit of good news that came out recently was in The University of Chicago Press Journals, August 18, 2023.  In the published study by Patrick Lussier, Evan McCuish, and Elizabeth L. Jeglic, “Against All Odds: The Unexplained Sexual Recidivism Drop in the United States and Canada,” the abstract includes: “Sexual recidivism rates reported in American studies have been low and

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Some good news

Earlier, our Call to Action for Volusia County was updated to let members know that the ordinance that was to be drafted, which would have raised the 1000-foot residence restriction in the unincorporated area to 1500 feet for people labeled by the state as predators, was withdrawn from the July 11 meeting agenda.  This was after members had contacted the

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From ankle strap to wristband electronic monitoring

According to WCPO ABC Cincinnati in Ohio, “Warren County…is among the first in the country to pilot a new device that encompasses all the functionality of an ankle monitor in the compatibility of a smartwatch device.” These wrist devices are thought to diminish the stigma that can go with the bulky ankle monitors.  They also operate like the ankles monitors

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Our Apologies and Our Corrections in the Paris, Wisconsin Case

Attorneys with the Paris case (6500-foot residence restriction) have contacted us to correct misstatements that were made in our most recent post.  They let us know there is much to be optimistic about in the court’s decision as they are putting some brakes on municipal ordinances that have spiraled out of control in Wisconsin – something they have never done

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CALL TO ACTION: We have a chance to make a difference in the homeless problem for people on the sex offender registry

How we can make a difference:   A reporter from 8 WFLA Tampa Bay said he has heard from registrants in several other areas of the state besides Pinellas Park that probationers are being “assigned” to wooded camps:  Hillsborough, Hernando, Manatee, Flagler, Brevard, and Palm Beach Counties.  Additionally, some FAC members are telling us that it is also happening in

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CALL TO ACTION: Oppose Miami Beach’s Plan to Criminalize Homelessness

UPDATE 9/12/2023 Open Flyer Please join the Racial Equity MCARE Zoom call  1pm Tuesday, September 12th, devoted entirely to discussing the Miami Beach City Commission’s meeting, 8:30 am Wednesday, September 13th at 1901 Convention Center Drive, and their plan (see Commission Memo and proposed ordinance here) to deport and arrest unhoused people. We’ll circulate talking points in opposition to this inhumane ordinance, and discuss constructive alternatives

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