WomenAgainstRegistry.org ~ Arizona Chapter
This work re-examines Article 213 of the Model Penal Code, which addresses sexual offenses. Now over fifty years since its adoption, the Article is no longer a reliable guide for legislatures and courts. The project covers both substantive and evidentiary matters, as well as the collateral consequences of conviction. […]with the further research and further […]
Public safety organization wants the sex offender registry abolished. They have initiated a petition to the United Nations seeking to have the registry declared a human rights violation. Boynton Beach, FL, November 03, 2022 –(PR.com)– The Florida Action Committee, Inc. (FAC), a 2,500 member non-profit public safety organization wants the sex offender registry abolished. They have […]
ACSOL sent a letter today demanding that the Sheriff in Faulkner County, Arkansas, immediately end a county wide program that requires all registrants in that county to post a sign on the front door of their home on Halloween. The letter warns that if this demand is not met, all available legal remedies will be […]
Critics of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson have portrayed her as too lenient on sex offenders, drawing in part of a law review article she wrote decades ago as a student. “All 50 states have sex offender registries but Judge Jackson doesn’t think perverts should have to register. She says it ‘stigmatizes’ THEM,” Lars Larson, a […]
Newswise — The U.S. government spent an estimated $5.4 billion last year at the state and federal level to incarcerate adults convicted of sex crimes against children under age 18, according to a new study led by a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health researcher. The study calculated annual spending on incarcerated adults convicted of […]
When city density makes it impossible to live far enough away from a school, New York sex offenders end up in indefinite incarceration. EMILY ZANTOW / February 22, 2022 WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court turned down a challenge Tuesday from a convicted sex offender whom the state refused to let out of prison when he […]
Civil rights organization says it’s unconstitutional to label people for life without individual review DETROIT – Today the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU), on behalf of 10 people who all previously won federal court rulings that Michigan’s Sex Offenders Registration Act (SORA) is unconstitutional, filed a federal class action lawsuit against state officials […]
The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that at least 95 percent of all state prisoners will be released from prison at some point. However, convicted sex-offenders almost exclusively face the vengeful, additional punishment of registration under the Sex Offender Registry and Notification Act (SORNA). Generally, under SORNA, an individual who is required to register as a sex offender […]
There are several new notice and form requirements for the landlord and the tenant that can have significant impacts on the unlawful detainer process. An unlawful detainer can only be filed and granted after the landlord receives a Certificate of Participation from a DRC. Landlords are required to participate or offer ERP. Tenants are not […]
Good read on CO DA and Lobbyist working toghether. Read the full article here: https://www.denverpost.com/2021/06/20/colorado-prosecutors-police-influence-legislature/ Excerpts…. Tom Raynes has helmed the Colorado District Attorneys’ Council for a decade. It used to have a lot more power, he said, recalling a talk he had years ago with his predecessor. “He said, ‘In my day, I’d […]
