Study says parole should return. Except for…

A study by Right on Crime suggests that Parole should return to Florida’s correctional system. Florida abolished parole in 1983 but has since seen it’s prison population explode without any improvement to public safety. Parole would enable inmates to seek release after 60% of their time has been completed. The study recommends violent crimes and “sexual offenses” be ineligible.

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Chemical castration may be offered to sex offenders in Thailand in return for less prison time

Under the bill, certain sex offenders deemed at risk of re-offending may be given the option to receive injections that reduce their testosterone levels, in return for shorter jail time, providing they have the approval of two doctors. The offenders would be monitored for 10 years and be required to wear electronic monitoring bracelets, according to the bill. If approved,

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Some conclusions from studies on residency restrictions.

The analysis suggests that residence restrictions have little potential for preventing sex offenses against children. Most importantly, the data indicate that very few sex crimes against children have been by the offender’s residence near a school, daycare center, or park. -Joanne Savage, Casey Windsor,Sex offender residence restrictions and sex crimes against children: A comprehensive review, Aggression and Violent Behavior, Volume

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WHY THE U.S. MARSHALS SPEND MILLIONS ON SEX-OFFENSE REGISTRANT SWEEPS

The real aim of these operations might be to boost support for cops. Gary, a 62-year-old on Texas’s sex-offender registry, dates the problems with his neighbors to a visit by police in 2018. After a successful real estate career he lives in a relatively safe neighborhood outside Dallas, identifies as a conservative, and has friends on the police force. He’s

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Revenue Over Public Safety

Financial incentives throughout the criminal justice system encourage punitive enforcement and sustain mass incarceration. Realigning them will require action from municipalities to the federal government. The perverse finan­cial incent­ives of direct federal fund­ing programs for incar­cer­a­tion are relat­ively easy to identify. So too are laws passed by Congress that encour­age more punit­ive policies. SOURCE

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What is Dads Against Predators?

An incident that police say led to a gun being fired in a North Carolina Target store has raised questions about the group “Dads Against Predators,” its history and its presence in the state. Three men with ties to the organization lured a 25-year-old man to a Winston-Salem Target in late June and attacked him, according to police, leading the

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RIP Ira – PLEASE READ

Please take a moment to read this message and share it with others because it will save a life. It is with great sadness that we share the death of Ira [LAST NAME REMOVED TO PROTECT THE FAMILY]. You probably don’t know Ira, but Ira had in impact on your life and I’m determined to ensure Ira will continue to

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Wisconsin court rules against transgender sex offender

The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled Thursday that a transgender woman cannot change her name because she is on the state’s sex offender registry and the law does not allow people on the registry to change their names. The dissenting justices agreed that Ella’s arguments alleging an Eighth Amendment violation of cruel and unusual punishment fail. But they said

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