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In Senate Bill 16, one of the two major criminal justice reform bills, lawmakers included a provision to prevent violent sex offenders from working or volunteering in a position with extensive contact with children. This originated from House Bill 459, which was introduced by Cutrona and state Rep. Jeff LaRe (R-Violet Twp.) “Previously, Ohio did not have any laws on

Below is an excerpt from an article written by a woman who was charged with exposing someone to HIV and forced to register. She describes the stigma of being forced to register when her crime had nothing to do with touching a child. “To me, and to most people I know, a sex offender means that someone sexually abused children

On Friday, police finally arrested a suspect in the savage stabbing and murder of four University of Idaho students in November. According to law enforcement, 28-year-old criminology graduate student Bryan Christopher Kohberger was identified through DNA sourced from a public genealogy database. Kohberger’s arrest is a relief to Americans across the country, particularly the victims’ families and the traumatized Moscow, Idaho community.

With the new year, tens of thousands of people in Connecticut will be able to put their criminal pasts behind them, and moving forward others convicted of future crimes will have the same opportunity. The state’s “Clean Slate” law that takes effect today, New Year’s Day, will allow reformed offenders convicted of a lengthy list of misdemeanor and low-level felony

Beginning Sunday, Jan. 1, landlords will be required to keep an accurate log of everyone who has been issued a copy of an apartment key. Also, all employees of any licensed lodging establishment must get a criminal and sex offender background check for every employee they hire. Those who don’t can lose their license. If you work in any sort

Derek Logue of Once Fallen has asked us to help promote his survey According to Derek, “this survey was designed to help registry reformists and abolitionists understand the current state of the efforts to reform or abolish the sex offense registry. This survey is open to anyone who is currently involved in efforts to reform or abolish the sex offense

According to the American School Counselor Association, “School counselors are a key link in the child abuse prevention network. School counselors are responsible for reporting suspected cases of child abuse or neglect to the proper authorities. School counselors must be able to guide and assist abused and neglected students by providing appropriate services. School counselors are committed to providing high-quality

All, I’m embarrassed to say I just learned we have buttons on each post that allow you to share the stories on social media! If you look at the bottom of the stories and see colorful social media icons, the purpose of those are to automatically share the story on your social media account. I’ll excuse my ignorance by explaining

We don’t know where to begin. A story in the UK’s Daily Mail (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11495915/More-400-pedophile-dens-California-18-sex-predators-live-together.html) about clusters of housing in California that house persons forced to register, which they call “Pedophile Dens”, paints a grievously unjust picture of the situation. From referring to the people forced to register as “Pedophiles” (which is a clinical diagnosis that most registrants DO NOT have),

In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis announced a special state-wide election police to investigate people who cast a vote illegally and charge them with “election fraud”. Among those arrested and prosecuted were people on the sex offender registry who didn’t know they were not allowed to vote, but did anyhow after they were issued voter registration cards. The state’s constitution bars