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National Center for Reason and Justice- Wrongfully convicted Massachusetts man gets $13 million settlement May 4, 2023photo: Pat Greenhouse/Boston Globe “Thirty-five years, more than half of my life, I spent behind the wall of a Massachusetts state prison,” Rosario read from a written statement at the news conference outside Boston’s federal courthouse. “Today this chapter is … The post Wrongfully convicted Massachusetts man gets $13 million settlement first appeared on The […]rbchatelle
- 25 years after ‘shaken baby’ conviction, Baltimore County man once again tries to prove his innocence April 6, 2023photo: Madeleine O’Neill/The Daily Record “The criminal justice system’s demand for proof beyond a reasonable doubt has led to the development of entire scientific fields – some now facing serious questions about their accuracy — aimed at definitively proving a … The post 25 years after ‘shaken baby’ conviction, Baltimore County man once again tries […]rbchatelle
- Suffolk judge overturns 1992 murder conviction, clearing Barry Kamara’s name at last March 29, 2023photo: Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff “Since 2019, judges have thrown out murder and rape convictions against more than a dozen Boston men, almost all of whom are Black and had been sentenced to life in prison. Barry Kamara has fought for … The post Suffolk judge overturns 1992 murder conviction, clearing Barry Kamara’s name at last […]rbchatelle
- Does mandatory reporting of child abuse help or hurt? A Colorado task force is taking a second look. March 18, 2023photo: Mark Reis, special to the Colorado Sun “The way our mandatory reporting system exists right now — my opinion is that it does more harm than it does good,” Jerry Milner told the state’s Mandatory Reporting Task Force last … The post Does mandatory reporting of child abuse help or hurt? A Colorado task […]rbchatelle
- Does the Sex Offender Registry do More Harm than Good? February 6, 2023A debate between NCRJ Director Dr, Emily Horowitz and Montclair State University Professor Cary Fetterman. Listen to the debate and cast your vote.… The post Does the Sex Offender Registry do More Harm than Good? first appeared on The National Center for Reason and Justice.rbchatelle
- Pedophilia and the Media January 13, 2023“These are the facts about the term pedophilia. It is a medical term, not a legal one. There are no laws or statutes criminalizing pedophilia. Depression might cause a person to shoplift, but the criminal act is shoplifting, not having … The post Pedophilia and the Media first appeared on The National Center for Reason […]rbchatelle
- Parole Board should heed Baker’s call to pardon the Amirault siblings December 12, 2022photo: Tom Landers/Globe Staff “Its [The Governor’s Council] approval would remove a stain on the Massachusetts criminal justice system and help restore the Amiraults’ reputation.” Actually, the stain is indelible. But the pardons would lighten it. Read the op-ed at … The post Parole Board should heed Baker’s call to pardon the Amirault siblings first […]rbchatelle
- Governor’s Council to Meet on Amirault Pardons November 28, 2022Getty Images. This April 2000 file photo shows Gerald “Tookie” Amirault while being interviewed by the press at the Bay State Correctional Center. As most of you know, the NCRJ has been supporting the Amirault family in their quest for … The post Governor’s Council to Meet on Amirault Pardons first appeared on The National […]rbchatelle
- Breaking: The Amiraults to receive pardons! November 19, 2022Getty Images. This April 2000 file photo shows Gerald “Tookie” Amirault while being interviewed by the press at the Bay State Correctional Center. Members of the The National Center for Reason and Justice were actively fighting to rectify this dreadful … The post Breaking: The Amiraults to receive pardons! first appeared on The National Center […]rbchatelle
- Virginia Supreme Court Ruling Vindicates Activist October 23, 2022The decision in Baughman v. Virginia ends the state’s efforts to civilly commit activist Galen Baughman as a ‘sexually violent predator’ In mid-September 2022 the Supreme Court of Virginia reversed a trial court decision and dismissed the Commonwealth’s petition to … The post Virginia Supreme Court Ruling Vindicates Activist first appeared on The National […]rbchatelle
- Wrongfully convicted Massachusetts man gets $13 million settlement May 4, 2023
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- Group sues over passport marker for sex offenders January 14, 20181-11-18 California: SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A group representing sex offenders sued again Thursday to challenge a law that requires a marker to be placed in the passports of people convicted of sex offenses against children. Attorney Janice Bellucci filed the lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles on behalf of her nonprofit organization, the Alliance […]
- Lawsuit over Indiana sex offender registry requirement January 14, 201812-21-17 Indiana: Three men have filed a lawsuit over an Indiana requirement that they register as sex offenders when moving to the state. They say they're being treated differently than other residents in similar situations. The men were convicted out of state, and before the Indiana Sex Offender Registration Act was enacted. The lawsuit says […]
- New Passport Rules for Sex Offenders January 11, 20181-11-18 National: The US State Department has begun revoking the passports of registered child sex offenders. The change has been made in order to comply with a law passed last year, the International Megan’s Law. Under the new law, registered sex offenders who have been convicted of an offense against a minor will no longer […]
- Scarlet-Letter Passports Are Unjust and Irrational January 11, 201811-1-17 Washington DC: The new "unique identifier" for sex offenders stigmatizes people who pose no threat. The notice, which will appear on the second-to-last page of U.S. passports, is officially known as an "endorsement," but it is more like a badge of shame. "The bearer was convicted of a sex offense against a minor," it […]
- Sex offenders settle lawsuit over living in 'school zones' December 22, 201711-14-17 Michigan: GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Three Grand Rapids men on Michigan's Sex Offender Registry have settled a federal lawsuit against the state over housing requirements that restrict where they can live. They had been told they could not live in homes that were within 1,000 feet of a school zone. Attorney Sarah Riley Howard […]
- In bizarre case, 4th Circuit panel finds forced erections unconstitutional December 12, 201712-11-17 Virigna: A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in favor of a Virginia man who, as a teen, was once ordered by a lower court to be photographed while masturbating in the presence of armed police officers. That warrant was ostensibly part of an ongoing sexting investigation into the then-teen, Trey Sims, who had exchanged […]
- Federal court says state can put sex offender status on driver's licenses December 12, 201711-29-17 Oklahoma: Federal judges say red letters on driver’s licenses are not cruel and unusual OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal court has ruled that Oklahoma can include aggravated sex offender status on driver’s licenses. The 2007 state law allows for the note to be included in red letters in three places on the driver’s license. […]
- COA: Churches aren’t school property; sex offenders can attend November 29, 201710-24-17 Indiana: Three convicted Boone County sex offenders can return to their church congregations after the Indiana Court of Appeals determined that churches are not considered “school property,” so state statute cannot prohibit the offenders from going to church, even when children are present. The appellate court handed down that decision Tuesday in John Doe […]
- Sex offender sues West St. Paul over its rule limiting where he can live November 19, 201711-19-17 Minnesota: Tom Evenstad moved into his friend’s West St. Paul home on Aug. 21. Three days later, a West St. Paul police investigator called the landlord and said Evenstad had to go. The city cited Evenstad’s first-degree criminal sexual conduct conviction in 1999 as the reason he could not live in the home, a […]
- Here's why sexual assaults are less of a problem in Canada November 14, 201711-14-17: MONTREAL — As reports of celebrity sexual assaults escalate in the United States, Americans might want to look to its northern neighbor for clues as to why it's less of a problem in Canada. The rate of reported sexual assaults and rapes in Canada is roughly half that in the U.S. There were 431,840 […]
- Group sues over passport marker for sex offenders January 14, 2018