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Registry and other restrictions on “sex offenders” serve punitive, not safety, purpose

By Jacob Sullum . . . The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear Louisiana’s appeal of a decision against its 2006 law requiring that people on the state’s sex offender registry carry IDs or driver’s licenses that say “SEX OFFENDER” in orange capital letters. A year ago, the Louisiana Supreme Court concluded that the requirement amounted to...

NARSOL E.D. Brenda Jones interviews on MO’s Halloween restrictions for registrants

By Liam Garrity . . . Across the nation and the Ozarks, police departments are checking in on sex offenders to make sure they are compliant with Missouri’s Halloween law. Buffalo’s police chief, Chris Twitchell, said the Halloween law in Missouri was put in place in 2008 to limit sex offenders from contact...

Person-first language takes hold in CO

By Colette Bordelon . . . A board created by Colorado’s state legislature, which develops standards for the treatment and supervision of convicted sex offenders, is changing the language surrounding the term “sex offender.” The Sex Offender Management Board (SOMB) was created in 1992 and works with around 500 treatment providers within the state,...

Bed-ridden TX registrant denied end-of-life care; “cruel and inhumane,” says NARSOL November 26, 2022
By Catherine Dominguez . . . An elderly bed-ridden registered sex offender will not be allowed to move in with relatives in a Montgomery County home for end-of-life care after Shenandoah city leaders declined to amend an ordinance that restricts residency. The daughter of the 79-year-old man sought a waiver to the ordinance adopted in […]
But . . . don’t I have the right to know? November 7, 2022
By Sandy . . . We are sometimes asked, “Don’t I have the right to know if someone who committed a sex crime lives near me?” The simple answer is “No.” There is no such right given anywhere. In fact, when we think of rights, we generally and correctly think of our Constitution, and that […]
Sweet Victory in Florida: Eleventh Circuit gives go-ahead to F.A.C. case November 5, 2022
By Larry . . . The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has breathed new life into the case of Does v. Richard L. Swearingen. While this is indeed good news, NARSOL cautions that we not become too giddy. The court noted that “. . . the constitutionality of the registry law is […]
Press Release: NARSOL calls for end to sex offender registries October 27, 2022
NARSOL calls for end to sex offender registries Cites overwhelming evidence of ineffectiveness after a quarter century FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE . . . Oct. 27, 2022 Why do we have sex offender registries? Patty Wetterling, the mother of Jacob Wetterling, was largely responsible for the creation of such a registry in 1994 after Jacob was abducted in […]
YouTube vigilante faces charges stemming from “sting” October 26, 2022
By Matt . . . A Minnesota man is facing sexual assault charges after a May 2022 incident in which the YouTuber claims that the alleged victim was coming to meet an underage decoy set up by his group, “Midwest Predator Catchers-Rochester,” on their YouTube channel. The victim in this case told law enforcement that […]
“We don’t want our pain to be used to punish anyone else,” say Polly Klaas’ sisters October 23, 2022
By Sam Levin . . . Annie Nichol was seven years old on 19 March 1994 when she was brought to the White House to talk to Bill Clinton. With a stuffed dolphin by her side, the girl spoke to the president about her 12-year-old sister, Polly Klaas, who had been abducted five months earlier from […]
Vander Wall denounces North Carolina’s ban against registrants attending state fair October 19, 2022
By Sara Pequeno . . . In the face of a tragedy, it’s difficult to parse out the best course of action. Egregious acts of terror or deviance lead people to seek punitive justice without nuance. It’s how we ended up with mandatory minimums, and why we have to take our shoes off in airport security. […]
N.C. press release: “Outrageous” to ban state’s registered citizens from state fair October 18, 2022
Raleigh, North Carolina . . . It’s time for the North Carolina State Fair, but thousands of North Carolina’s citizens are prohibited from attending it. Free citizens! Some of these citizens are fathers and mothers with children who will likely miss out on the opportunity to visit livestock and poultry exhibitions with their parents—serving as a […]
Letter to Rushville civil commitment facility in Illinois October 11, 2022
By Sandy . . . The forced detainment of individuals after they have finished serving a sentence for a sexual crime is abhorrent. A significant number of states allow this. The men — always males, as far as we can determine — find their incarceration continued, due to a determination that they MIGHT commit another […]
Sexual crime conviction in 1999 cancels out 29 years of service to country October 7, 2022
By Captain Charles Munsey . . . Today, October 5, I started out as I routinely do — cup of coffee, morning devotions, a quick breakfast, and then on the road to take care of chores. First, I stopped by my daughter’s home in Rockledge to drop off something for her and converse with her […]