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In a recent article written by Sandy, the communications director for NARSOL and editor-in-chief of the Digest, she shared a comment she once found on a YouTube video:  “It’s awesome that you were able to have a relationship as a kid with an adult that was truly just friendship from the adult.  Nowadays the adult would be accused of grooming

In a presentation this week, ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci proposed seven changes to the California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB), which would involve certain tier placements and petitions for registry removal, and allow registrants to view their profiles posted on the Megan’s Law website. During the presentation, Bellucci invited CASOMB to join ACSOL and other organizations as an ally

Beginning on February 13 and throughout 2023, Chicago’s WTTW’s FIRSTHAND: LIFE AFTER PRISON will look at the challenges facing returning citizens as they try to reintegrate back into society while carrying the stigma of a criminal record. This 5-part documentary will focus on the firsthand perspectives of people facing critical issues in Chicago. People can visit wttw.com/firsthand on February 13,

The U.S. Department of Justice has threatened to prosecute people for failing to register even when their state no longer requires nor allows them to do so. According to Reason.com, “Someone who fails to meet these requirements and travels outside his state can be charged with a federal crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison.  At trial, the

A Saudi citizen enters his country’s consulate to make a notice of marriage and is instead held against his will, murdered, and dismembered. He was said to be an enemy of the state, no matter where he lived. An American citizen enters her country’s consulate to make a similar notice. She survives. But her passport is revoked and then reissued

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a rare spate of high-profile child abductions and murders, mostly sexual in nature, terrified America. With constant media coverage, parents across the country were easily led to believe that their children could be in imminent danger. As demands from the public, as well as a few prominent parents of missing or murdered children

Scammers are focusing on a new vulnerable population — sex offenders. Beaumont Police Department spokesperson Carol Riley said the department has seen seven cases of attempted or completed scams on area sex offenders. “A lot of their information and registration (as a sex offender) is public,” Riley said. That makes them an easy target for those looking to profit off

Thousands of people in Chicago are on a criminal conviction registry, including registries for gun crimes, sex offenses and murder and violence against youth. People on the registry have to show up yearly, quarterly or weekly or risk getting locked-up. But WBEZ has found men are repeatedly being turned away because of staffing shortages in the Chicago Police Department’s registry

Which of these would you favor as a husband for your beloved daughter? ‘The slick fella, too handsome for his own good, whose shifty eyes furtively appraised the family silver,’ or, ‘the well-dressed, good-looking young man whose frank curiosity about the family heirlooms showed an appreciation for life’s finer things.’ Why? Word choice makes all the difference. Some words are so

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