Registries are “a bad tool” says Vander Wall in interview
By Mike Mason . . . ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – When Congress passed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, it required states to enact a sex offender
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Opinion editorial questions State Fair restrictions against SOs
By Sara Pequeno . . . In the face of a tragedy, it’s difficult to parse out the best course of action. Egregious acts of terror or deviance lead people to
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Experts say sex offender registries don’t work. Can they be fixed?
During confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, Republicans hammered away at her record in cases involving sex offenders. Much of that centered around misleading claims about sentences
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Victory in Supreme Court of Virginia against out-of-control prosecution
Justices declare effort targeting leading advocate illegal, ending 5-year court battle On Thursday, the highest court in Virginia ended the Commonwealth’s 13-year campaign to indefinitely detain a prominent advocate on
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Snapchatting teenager faces up to 70 years for sexting
By Emily Horowitz . . . Let’s say you’re a 17-year-old boy asking two 16-year-old girls to sext you on Snapchat—well, that’s pretty normal these days, right? Let’s agree that
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Registry removal is free (for now)
Federal data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that 78% of the total population in the United States have received at least one dose of a
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Predators who pretend to be victims
By Nina Lilac — Maybe you remember growing up where the newspaper was a trusted source of our daily news. If something was in error or needed correcting the next
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