A few months ago I wrote a piece about Rep.Swan in Missouri who didn’t want registrants anywhere near museums, children’s sections of libraries or play areas in malls. Now there’s a Rep. Gregory Duckworth in South Carolina, who wants to…
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Do They Hire Felons?
Chances are that if you are on the registry and labeled a sex offender, you are also labeled a felon. That’s just the way it works, two labels for the price of one. Aren’t our laws just dandy? This brief…
What In The World Are “Traveling Pedophiles”?
I read an interesting article regarding NJ Rep. Chris Smith, author of the International Megan’s Law ,which has just completed it’s first year in existence. According to Smith who met with a delegation from Thailand which included Ambassador Pisan Manawapal…
What Do We Have To Be Thankful For?
Some of us are in the early stages of court cases, others will spend their holiday traveling to jails and prisons for Thanksgiving visits. For some, finances and distance make holiday visits impossible. Some of our loved ones are already…
A Registry For Everyone and Everything
A recent Associated Press piece headlined with “More states are adopting registries intended to track former convicts”. The article mentions that when a University of Toledo student went missing last summer, her friends checked out the state’s sex offender list…
Another “Slap On The Wrist” Sentence
This week another young male is in the news for rape, but more so for seemingly having “gotten away with rape”. He received no jail or prison time and no requirement to register as a sex offender . What he…
Just Breathe….
There are times we must remind ourselves to Breathe. Just Breathe. Like days when the prison call comes and the voice on the other end is strained, frustrated, depressed. We say the things we hope will help, the supportive things,…
Pokemon Go “Away”
I am tired of hearing about Pokemon Go! At this point, I wish it would just Go Away! Mostly I am tired of reading about under-educated and over-crazed parents who are worried that the Pokemon Go craze will lead their…
A Judge With Commmon Sense
July 26, 2016: A federal judge in Denver, Colorado, U.S. District Court Senior Judge John Kane, has what a lot more judges in this country need, common sense. He believes the federal sentencing guidelines for child pornography are too rigid.…
Texas Registry’s Obscure Deregistration Process
The Texas registry began 20 years ago, and according to the Texas Dept. of Public Safety, 90% or more of those on the registry are at low risk of reoffending. However, once on the registry, the chance of ever being…
PBS’s Pervert Park a Disappointment
PBS’s Pervert Park , a documentary by Swedish filmmakers Frida and Lasse Barkfors, aired last night. I was so hoping that the show would help “light a fire for change”, but instead I found it to be rather disappointing and…
Does the Registry Constitute “Cruel and Unusual Punishment “?
The 8th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits the federal government from imposing cruel and unusual punishment for federal crimes. The 14th Amendment bars states from inflicting cruel and unusual punishments. The Amendments deal with method and amount of punishment.…
Former U.S. House Speaker: Dennis Hastert Reports to Prison
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert will be reporting to Rochester Federal Medical Center Prison today. As you may recall, he was accused of sexually abusing at least 4 boys while he was a coach at Yorkville High School 1965-1981.…
Jared Fogle Sentence Affirmed
http://www.people.com/article/ex-subway-pitchman-fogles-appeal-of-prison-term-rejected On June 9th, the Seventh Circuit Court denied former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle’s appeal for a decrease in his 15 year 8 month sentence on child pornography charges. Fogel’s appeal was based on what he alleged were procedural and…
Comment on Abused Then..And Now By The Registry
There’s some minor glitches at the moment in posting comments, but I feel it’s important to comment on Abused Then….And Now By The Registry, so I’m commenting on the blog. This piece is Powerful!!!! The author has said that they…
Is Life After Prison Worse Than Prison Itself?
The recent passing and then instantaneous appeal of Megan’s Law International has me wondering about the kind of society sex offenders are released into after serving their time in prison. There is the ever present registry. Failure to register as…
The Prison Assault On Sex Offender Jarod Fogle…The Norm Or An Isolated Incident?
On May 16th, news media covered the story of former Subway pitch-man, now, accused sex offender, Jarod Fogel, having been beaten by another inmate while incarcerated at Englewood FCI in Colorado. The altercation is proposed to have happened back in…
Lauren Book, They All Matter
Not just Lauren Book’s.. While searching for information regarding an article for W.A.R/FL the other day I came across a video recently posted by Lauren Book. Out of curiosity, if she may mention anything pertaining to her run for Florida…
Sex Offenders & Families of Sex Offenders
I had a conversation recently with an attorney about our registrant and families issues. During the conversation about sex offenders, registry laws and restrictions I asked if he ever did any probono work for registrants. I posed the question because…
How Refreshing
yet politically incorrect…. A couple of years ago, at the time we were doing our Operation Push Back we send our push back to the legislators in the state of Georgia. One of the few responses we got was that…