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American Law Institute recommends sweeping changes to SO registries

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June 11, 2021 Robin Vander Wall 8793 Views 0 Comments American Law Institute, ira ellman, model penal code, MPC, sex offense registries, sexual assault

By Dr. Ira Ellman . . . On June 8, 2021 the membership of the American Law Institute gave its final approval to a revision of the Model Penal Code’s chapter

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June 11, 2021 Robin Vander Wall 9806 Views 0 Comments

On Saturday, June 19, 2021, NARSOL will host a live day-long webcast entitled, “Building Your Advocacy Toolkit.” The one-day virtual event will feature speakers and panelists who will present viewpoints,

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June 11, 2021 Robin Vander Wall 9122 Views 1 Comment criminal justice reform, daniel bowes, NC policy watch, racial equity, racial justice act

BY YANQI XU . . . Lawmakers, civil rights groups and researchers say DAs often thwart necessary change Jim Woodall made a promise to the family of Eve Carson, the

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February 27, 2021 Robin Vander Wall 17381 Views 6 Comments daniel bowes, distance restrictions, nc justice center, NC Sex Offender Registry, residency restrictions, vickie sawyer

By North Carolina Justice Center . . . The North Carolina General Assembly’s misguided Senate Bill 52 neither improves public safety nor prevents crime and relies on “stranger danger” fear tropes.

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January 21, 2021 Robin Vander Wall 11311 Views 1 Comment civil commitment, civil rights, galen baughman, joe morrissey, patrick hope, virginia general assembly

RICHMOND, Va. — Two Virginia Democratic lawmakers are spearheading a push to repeal a decades-old law that allows the state to hold certain sex offenders at psychiatric facilities indefinitely after

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December 15, 2020 Robin Vander Wall 8550 Views 0 Comments clearest proof, does v snyder, idaho, ninth circuit court of appeals, smith v doe, SORA

By Larry . . . This case consisted of a group of 134 plaintiffs who had filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho.

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22 1:00 pm: ACSOL April 22, 2023 Online Meeting 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm April 22, 2023 Please join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci as well as ACSOL board member and criminal defense attorney Chance Oberstein for our next meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, April 22, online on Zoom beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time, 1:00 PM Eastern, and will last at least two hours. You can use the Zoom app or call in using a Zoom phone number. There is no registration needed for this meeting. You can use the Zoom app to see Janice and Chance and choose to show or hide yourself, or you can use the Zoom phone number to call in to the meeting. This meeting will be recorded and then posted here as an audio recording within a couple of days. A link to the recording will be at the top of our pages. Discussion topics will include: SORNA California Lobby Day 2023 When does treatment and counseling end for registrants on parole? meet a board member the California Tiered Registry (now effective) challenges to California Tiered Registry Law domestic and overseas travel other current topics and pending legal action throughout the nation. Please Show Up, Stand Up and Speak Up! To join our Zoom meeting with your Zoom app, click on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83273166148 Or you can call in to one of the phone numbers below, then specify: Meeting ID: 832 7316 6148 Here is one Zoom number +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Or find your local number from around the world: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcQ8fXsCtM More information Read more, 1:00 pm: ACSOL April 22, 2023 Online Meeting 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm April 22, 2023 Please join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci as well as ACSOL board member and criminal defense attorney Chance Oberstein for our next meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, April 22, online on Zoom beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time, 1:00 PM Eastern, and will last at least two hours. You can use the Zoom app or call in using a Zoom phone number. There is no registration needed for this meeting. You can use the Zoom app to see Janice and Chance and choose to show or hide yourself, or you can use the Zoom phone number to call in to the meeting. This meeting will be recorded and then posted here as an audio recording within a couple of days. A link to the recording will be at the top of our pages. Discussion topics will include: SORNA California Lobby Day 2023 When does treatment and counseling end for registrants on parole? meet a board member the California Tiered Registry (now effective) challenges to California Tiered Registry Law domestic and overseas travel other current topics and pending legal action throughout the nation. Please Show Up, Stand Up and Speak Up! To join our Zoom meeting with your Zoom app, click on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83273166148 Or you can call in to one of the phone numbers below, then specify: Meeting ID: 832 7316 6148 Here is one Zoom number +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Or find your local number from around the world: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcQ8fXsCtM More information Read more

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 Robin Vander Wall 10395 Views 0 Comments chicago, federal contracts, janitorial services, sex offenders, USA Today, veterans administration

By ROBIN VANDERWALL . . . So, let me be sure I have this solid, Josh Salman of USAToday: IF anyone is EVER convicted of a sexual offense against a