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The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ), which is the highest court in Europe, ruled that an individual’s right to privacy requires that the world’s largest search engine, Google, delete private information that is “inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant, or excessive in relation to the purposes for which they were processed and in the light of the

Sex Offender Subculture

Source   In the run up to Halloween one year, Sharie Keil saw something that really made her jump: Missouri governor Jay Nixon, then the attorney general. He was on television to announce that registered sex offenders were hereby banned from participating in her favorite holiday. On threat of a year in jail, they had to stay inside and display

A message from Josh Gravens Josh Gravens, a TX Voices member, who is a Soros Justice Fellow with CURE National, sends this message to our wider family: I am working on a project and I need your help. The project is designed to humanize people on the registry. The best way to destroy the sex offender myth is to make

This webinar is the first in a series designed for professionals working to prepare individuals convicted of a sexual offense to return to the community. The webinar presents criminal justice professionals and practitioners with an overview of statistics and understandings about the sex offender population, the barriers and challenges to reentry faced by this population, and a framework for professionals

‘Presence Bans’ have been effectively banned in the State of California! On April 23rd, the California Supreme Court refused to review the lower court’s decision that prevented cities from enforcing ordinances that prevent registrants from going to or being present in certain areas.  Now, registrants can be free to enjoy parks, beaches and many other places with their families! Although

When most hear the term “registered sex offender” the first thought that comes to mind is ‘this person is a child molester’. While the label does include many who have molested children and some other heinous acts, the label also includes many whose offenses had nothing to do with children, whose offenses are relatively benign or who have no direct

Recently the President of Florida Action Committee (FAC) made a proposal that the name Offender be dropped and in place “Registered Citizens” be used. This calls for much debate so I decided to research the wording and term Sexual Offender and here are my findings. First off the word “Offender” has been used in the United States dating back to

“In the light of the Internationally publicized State of Florida versus George Zimmerman trial in Seminole County I would like to voice my opinion on how this relates to the RSO.” In speaking of the RSO pre (not incarcerated) and post release sentences and with our Civil Rights intact, we have the right by Florida Law to Stand Our Ground!

“Before I begin a discussion of our so-called current Sexual Revolution its important for you to know where I myself first encountered these life changing events.” I grew up in the San Francisco Bay area and in the late 1960’s was my introduction to puberty. Sexual Freedom was all around me. Exploring yourself through Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll