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Registries are useless but politicians love them anyway

July 16, 2019August 2, 2019 Admin 446 Views 3 Comments crime, criminal justice, misinformation, recidivism, sex offender recidivism, sex offender registries, sex offenders

Used with permission By MICHAEL HOBBES . . . The first time Damian Winters got evicted was in 2015. He was living with his wife and two sons in suburban

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Sex offender restrictions are the new Jim Crow

August 25, 2016August 2, 2019 Admin 299 Views 4 Comments criminal justice, fayetteville, judge james beaty, north carolina, presence restrictions, proximity restrictions, public registries, residency restrictions, sex offender registry, sex offenders

By GREG BARNES . . . On Sept. 1, a registered sex offender will be breaking the law if he continues to work at a car repair shop that sits

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Unanimous Supreme Court sides with registrant citizen

April 7, 2016August 2, 2019 Admin 197 Views 0 Comments civil rights, criminal justice, international travel, public registries, restoration, sex offender registry, sex offenders, SORNA, supreme court, travel

ASSOCIATED PRESS . . . The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that a convicted sex offender did not have to update his status on the federal sex offender registry

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Sixth Amendment off-limits to people accused of sexual offense

April 6, 2016August 2, 2019 Admin 186 Views 0 Comments attorneys, civil rights, constitutional rights, criminal justice, justice, lawyers, legal representation, sex offenders, sixth amendment

By Sandy….. When something I write references something read elsewhere, especially when I use direct quotes, I always link to the other piece. Due to my refusal to give the