TN: lawmakers discuss changes to keep the state’s sex offender registry from being struck down
Tennessee lawmakers are in a rush to make changes to the state’s sex offender registry to avoid parts of it being deemed unconstitutional. This comes after a federal judge in Michigan removed thousands of people from that state’s list — and as 30 virtually identical lawsuits are pending against the state of Tennessee.
The majority of those lawsuits allege that amendments made to the sex offender registry shouldn’t apply retroactively. It’s the same issue that has Michigan lawmakers scrambling to create a new registry. Tennessee legislators held a meeting in Nashville on Wednesday to explore how they could get ahead of the issue here.
According to his Bio on NPR, It is interesting, that this Journalist Grew Up in Florida-duh and attended academic studies in Florida….I wonder if He Knows the Draconian Laws in Florida-duh as related to “persons forced to register”
He only has Social Media Accounts, and I am not ON SOCIAL MEDIA, so I cannot contact him to ask him about the aforementioned…
Maybe someone from FAC who is not registered can reach out to him and educate him on how draconian the laws are in Florida too. He might be a good resource for our cause.
Do we have an actual scoop for his editor at WPLN News in Memphis? I just want to be cautious about barking up the wrong tree and be sure we are not randomly targeting individuals for education.
So what are the actual laws in Tennessee? On the surface, they don’t look as bad as some. The problem is that as best as I can tell, even if you are a 10year registrant, you have to be on the TENNESSEE registry for either 10 years from end of sanctions OR 5 years after you move to the state from another jurisdiction whichever is longer. The problem is that all restrictions, including the residency restrictions and internet identifier laws will apply. Does Tennessee in practice put out of staters on for life? Even if you had to wait the 5 years to be TAKEN off as opposed to petitioning to GET off, if you weren’t subject to the housing and internet stuff, it would be better than some states.
I frequently travel to our family’s rental cabin in Del rio, TN. Last year we went and spent Thanksgiving up there with my Wife, my 16 year old stepdaughter, and my 18 year old son. I was told that TN does not allow a registrant to stay overnight in a dwelling with a minor (my stepdaughter), so I had to get a hotel room in Newport, TN. 20 minutes away to stay at while up there.
Keep in mind in Floriduh I LIVE with my wife and stepdaughter.
I am currently on supervised release, 4 years in to a 10 year stint. Recently in Floriduh I also enrolled in college at FSCJ and was denied entry because I am on probation, so I can’t finish my degree. How are things like this conducive to re-entry, or moving forward to live a law-abiding life? Counterproductive is more like it. What was the document that mentioned the pursuit of Life, Liberty, and Happiness? Was that an afterthought or, or do those three words include family, career, and education? ALL states have ingredients of idiocy in their laws that are perpetuated by am abundance of misinformation, paranoia, hyperbole, and ignorance in government. Some of the FOULEST people I’ve ever met in my time locked up wore blue uniforms.