Columbus Dispatch declares boldly, courageously, correctly
By JOHN FUTTY . . . After his conviction for attempted rape in 2011, Brian L. Golsby was required to participate in a sex-offender treatment program in prison. The specific
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4th Circuit to NC: Got some statistical evidence? Anything? Hello? You there?
By DAVID POST . . . In an important decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit on Wednesday struck down [Doe v. Cooper — opinion posted here]
Read moreSex offender registries cost millions; Provide no benefit
By DON THURBER . . . Last month, a new chapter was written in one of America’s oldest real-life murder mysteries. The body of 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was finally found,
Read moreNo evidence registries increase public safety
By NOAH BERLATSKY . . . “He is a lifetime sex registrant. That doesn’t expire. Just like what he did to me doesn’t expire, doesn’t just go away after a
Read moreFilm about sex offenders wins best new documentary director award at Tribeca
By JONATHAN LEAF . . . Why would a law mandate that ex-convicts be homeless and virtually unemployable? And what sort of government imposes such rules? That’s the question of
Read moreNC Recidivism Report: sex offender recidivism lower than other offenders
By JAMIE MARKHAM . . . The North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission and the Division of Adult Correction recently released their Correctional Program Evaluation: Offenders Placed on Probation
Read moreFederal court guts NC premises statute, permanently enjoins prosecutions
By ROBIN VANDERWALL . . . Frustrated by the state’s refusal to offer any facts supporting its “conjectural” and “anecdotal” evidence defending section a(2) of North Carolina’s premises statute (N.C.G.S.
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