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Students at the University of Washington are sounding the alarm on the handful of registered sex offenders who live near the Seattle campus, which has recently been plagued by crime [FAC NOTE: THE REGISTRANTS HAVE NOT BEEN IMPLICATED IN ANY OF THE CRIMES] The University District of Seattle, which surrounds UW’s campus, has seen repeated instances of crime in recent

At the outset, it is worth noting that the federal government delivers immediate emergency aid to victims of disasters through FEMA, which appears not to ask about criminal record in any of its programs. FEMA refers individuals to the SBA for longer term assistance for physical and economic injury, but will resume some aid if someone is ineligible for an

Source: ACSOL An amended complaint was filed in federal district court yesterday in the lawsuit challenging SORNA regulations which became effective in January 2022.  The amended complaint adds three plaintiffs using the pseudonyms “John Does 2, 3 and 4.”  The amended complaint also includes the two original plaintiffs —  John Doe 1 and ACSOL. According to the amended complaint, John

We live in a world where it’s become commonplace to lob labels like “pedo” and “groomer” at people with whom we disagree. As someone who has researched child sexual abuse for more than 30 years, I’m pleased that science is moving away from using stigmatizing labels and toward person-first language to communicate more clearly and respectfully. It’s my hope that

In a scathing opinion, a federal judge held the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in civil contempt and levied sanctions against the agency last week for allowing an incarcerated man to waste away from untreated cancer, as well as for willfully ignoring and misleading the court. U.S. District Judge Roy Dalton for the Middle District of Florida wrote that the BOP should

A teacher who has worked in schools in Miami-Dade and Broward and who received a presidential award is facing charges in Broward County Court for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy who went on to write a college entry essay about it in school, police said. XXXXXXXXXXX, who was born in Texas but lives in Fort Lauderdale, is accused of

The Broward County Reentry Coalition will be hosting an Education & Employment Resource Expo tomorrow, Wednesday October 12, 2022, at 11:30 AM. The event is open to ALL (including those who are required to register) and will take place at the Day Reporting and Reentry Division, 2926 North State Road 7, Lauderdale Lakes, Fl 33313. Meet with potential employers, get

World Mental Health Day is an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma surrounding mental health. Mental health is something many of us are struggling with. Whether it’s the issues that got you into trouble in the first place, whether it’s the trouble you got into that created the trauma in your life, or

We all know that rare and sometimes completely benign events can lead to some terrible laws. In Ohio, a woman employed in a haunted house quit her job after realizing that two of her coworkers at “Spooky Ranch” were on the registry. It’s not that they did anything to her or anyone while employed there, it’s just their presence that

More than a dozen registered sex offenders are living too close to children, that’s according to the Lamesa Police Department. The chief of police confirmed that 19 residents received notices stating they were in violation of the city’s code of ordinances. Eugene Gaspar is a registered sex offender who said the department gave him 90 days to move, or face