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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Virginia to consider repealing civil commitment law
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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Civil rights organization calls on state, federal govts to abolish registries
Nebraska vigilante case just another in a string of similar incidents Raleigh, North Carolina — In the wake of yet another vigilante murder of a person required to register on
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Butner Federal Prison has the most COVID-19 cases of any federal prison in the United States
by Dwayne Daughtry (4/09/2020) — Butner Federal Prison has the most COVID-19 cases of any federal prison in the United States, as of the Bureau of Prisons last count on
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Michigan judge suspends enforcement of sex offender registry during COVID-19 outbreak
By Aileen Wingblad — Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, a federal judge has ordered officials to not enforce rules of the Michigan Sex Offender Registry Act for now. Parts of the SORA
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AG Barr wont release sex offenders during Covid crisis
It seemed a welcome announcement for prisoners and their families. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney General William Barr ordered the federal prison system to release some elderly or sick people instead of keeping
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Yet another way COVID-19 has changed life: Fargo sex offenders can now register remotely
FARGO — The Fargo Police Department is allowing sex offenders to register by phone in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus, while other local law enforcement agencies continue
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