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National Center for Reason and Justice- Funeral Services for Bruce Perkins July 24, 2020Carol called me this afternoon. She sounded very tired. But reconciled that Bruce was finally at rest. She does regret Bruce not ever getting to meet so many of his friends before he left. I told her we all knew …rbchatelle
- Joseph Allen Parole Hearing July 23, 2020The NCRJ has been sponsoring the case of Joseph Allen since 2004. It is a terrible case. Joseph was once even freed, with no restrictions, for a number of years after a judge ordered his acquittal. But the corrupt forces …rbchatelle
- Great News in the Wilcox-Aldridge Case! June 19, 2020“COLUMBUS — The state of Ohio will pay $1.2 million to M. Jenny Wilcox and Robert Aldridge, former Huber Heights residents who were wrongfully convicted in 1985 of 23 child molestation charges and told it’d be 60 years before they’d …rbchatelle
- End the Sex-Offender Registries? May 29, 2020Yesterday I watched an excellent panel discussing the evidence for ending the sex-offender registries. If you were unable to tune in, you can now watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQUJR9X-kvM&t=621shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQUJR9X-kvM&t=621s…rbchatelle
- The Evidence-Based Case for Ending Sex-Offender Registries May 23, 2020From Bill Dobbs of the Dobbs Wire The Dobbs Wire: A rare event about the sex offense registry – it’s purpose and effectiveness, whether there’s a need, and if it should it dismantled! Presenters: Miriam Aukerman is one of the …rbchatelle
- Pushed Out and Locked in December 1, 2019“I sat in the prison medical unit across from Richard,* bound to his wheelchair, supplemental oxygen supply at the ready, almost three years to the day after he was granted compassionate release. We went over the list again. Relatives: public …rbchatelle
- A life of Shame November 22, 2019“What do you do when you are 25 years old and a county like Williamson County comes after you and you don’t have any money?” –Troy Mansfield A chilling case of cruel and unusual prosecutorial misconduct. Read the article by …rbchatelle
- Should Galen Baughman Spend his Life in Prison? October 31, 2019On August 24, we posted the following article from the Washington Post. The authors have requested that we repost the article with the following preface: On October 17, 2019, after a two-week civil trial in Arlington County, Virginia, a …rbchatelle
- Elsie Oscarson Update October 27, 2019[Great news from Mark Pendergrast] Elsie Oscarson is free! After 21 years in prison, Elsie Oscarson was finally released on September 2, 2019. She was granted a new trial, but because it would be rolling the dice one more time, …rbchatelle
- Burned by ‘bad science’ October 26, 2019In the Texas courthouse 100 miles east of Dallas that day in September 2012, the prosecutor turned to his expert witness and asked whether he believed the child’s injuries could have been the result of an accident. “The pattern of …rbchatelle
- Funeral Services for Bruce Perkins July 24, 2020
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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
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- MI: Michigan’s top court kills lawsuit by wrongly imprisoned man July 31, 2020[washingtontimes.com – 7/30/20] DETROIT (AP) – The Michigan Supreme Court has stopped a man from suing the state after he spent more than a year in prison for a crime that wasn’t a crime. The man was behind bars for 17 months for failing to provide accurate information for Michigan’s sex offender registry. The Corrections […]admin
- NY: Despite Politicians’ Assurances, All Sex Offenders are Not Barred from New ‘Homeless Hotels’ July 30, 2020[westsiderag.com – 7/29/20] Despite reassurances from politicians that there are no sex offenders at the three new homeless shelters on the Upper West Side, the city can’t bar all sex offenders from city shelters, according to Isaac McGinn, spokesperson for the Department of Homeless Services (DHS). Only sex offenders deemed “residency restricted” can be banned […]admin
- In Mississippi a family destroyed July 30, 2020Names have been changed to protect the innocent. By Sandy . . . “My son would call me several times every day, and now we’re cut off from all communications.” Matt’s voice choked up even more before he continued. “He is devastated. I am devastated.” Matt and his son, like a great many others in […]Sandy Rozek
- WI: A convicted sex offender has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Muskego’s rules that restrict where he can live July 29, 2020[amp.jsonline.com – 7/28/20] A convicted sex offender has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Muskego’s rules that restrict where he can live, or whether he can live in the city at all. In the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Milwaukee, Ronald E. Schroeder said the city’s ordinances violates his constitutional rights by preventing his move […]admin
- CO: Audit Finds Deficiencies In How Colorado Sex Offender Management Board Carries Out Statutory Duties July 28, 2020[Press Release by the Colorado Office of the State Auditor – 7/28/20] Download PDFs of the reports from leg.colorado.gov/audits DENVER—The Office of the State Auditor (OSA) has released its performance audit of the 25-member Sex Offender Management Board (Board) at the Department of Public Safety (Department). The Board is not meeting its statutory charge to […]admin
- IL: Lawsuit dismissed after sex offenders living at Aurora ministry find new homes July 28, 2020[dailyherald.com – 7/27/20] Sex offenders who sued to stay at the Wayside Cross Ministries halfway house in downtown Aurora after a judge ruled it is too close to a playground have dropped their litigation after all of them found alternative housing. The lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed Friday, according to Kane County court records and their […]admin
- New Mississippi sexual offense legislation will do more harm than good July 28, 2020Based on comments by our wonderful readers, I have edited this piece by adding an additional paragraph. S. By Sandy . . . The Mississippi Legislature July 1 passed a bill that may be well-intentioned but is ill-conceived and potentially destructive. Senate Bill 2009 stipulates: . . . . it is unlawful for a person […]Sandy Rozek
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejects SORNA challenge July 26, 2020By Larry . . . In these consolidated appeals, Commonwealth v. Lacombe and Commonwealth v. Witmayer, the Commonwealth (state) challenged orders of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas relieving appellees Claude Lacombe and Michael Witmayer of their duties to comply with Subchapter I of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. To achieve its […]Larry Neely
- In Florida another restriction that will further harm society July 23, 2020Versions of this piece, in letter form, were sent to Commissioner Tobia of Brevard County, Florida, and to Dave Berman, an editor and writer of this piece in Florida Today. By Sandy . . . John Tobia, County Commissioner in Brevard County, Florida, is proposing that the county levy additional 1000-foot restrictions on those on […]Sandy Rozek
- NY: Homeless Man Jailed for Failing to Put Address on Sex Offender Registry Dies at Rikers July 21, 2020[thecity.nyc – 7/20/20] On March 4, Hector Rodriguez was sent to Rikers Island because he failed to log his address with state’s sex offender registry — even though he had been homeless for years. Rodriguez died June 21 on his jail bed, while struggling to breathe during a severe asthma attack, according to Correction Department […]admin
- MI: Michigan’s top court kills lawsuit by wrongly imprisoned man July 31, 2020