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MI- Out-of-state inmates on the way to Michigan?

Posted on July 01, 2009
Hopefully whoever is making the Michigan decision on this issue, is reading about the terrible gang problems and riots that California has had in its prisons.7-1-2009 Michigan:Calif., Alaska prisoners could help save jobsLANSING -- Michigan may not be able to afford to keep all of its own criminals behind bars, but the state apparently is ready to take inmates from elsewhere for the right

IA- Advice for schools on new sex offender rules

Posted on July 01, 2009
7-1-2009 Iowa:Attorneys with the Iowa Association of School Boards are issuing advice to schools about complying with a new law that goes into effect tomorrow. Anyone on the sex offender registry must have written permission to be on school grounds, or they can be charged with loitering...

FL- More Sex Offenders Move Under Bridge

Posted on July 01, 2009
There very well may be an answer to this one which has not been tried up to this point; tomorrow I will reveal that after a bit of research.7-1-2009 Florida:Controversy Over Shantytown ContinuesMIAMI -- The controversy over a shantytown under the Julia Tuttle Causeway is growing more heated as an increasing number of paroled sex offenders are moving in, barred from living elsewhere by housing

FL- CRUEL AND UNUSUAL: HOUSE ARREST WITHOUT A HOUSE

Posted on July 01, 2009
Hopefully they will not charge him for his choice to spend time in the jail...7-1-2009 Florida:Today's travesty comes in the form of one ____, courtesy of the Florida Legislature.Mr. ____ was released from Florida State Prison on June 23rd, after serving roughly seven years on a sex offense...

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A Lesson in Recidivism Research

Posted on July 01, 2009
This snippet points out just two of the many ways alleged study outcomes can be manipulated to give the appearance of whatever the speaker wants to support: LOW or HIGH recidivism, it depends on who is citing the study and what their chosen focus is. Our thanks to Crime and Consequences for this insight...

TX- Gov. Rick Perry vetoes bill lifting sex offenders 21, younger from registry

Posted on June 30, 2009
6-30-2009 Texas:AUSTIN -- Aaron Jernigan had just started college at age 18 and was planning a career as a music teacher when he met a girl at a party and his whole world changed.Now 25, Jernigan finished a four-year prison sentence instead of a four-year degree...

IA- Parole officers brace for increase in sex offenders being released

Posted on June 30, 2009
6-30-2009 Iowa:Iowa parole officers are bracing for a dramatic increase in the number of sex offenders who're under supervision after being released from prison. In 2005, the Iowa Legislature voted to require lifetime supervision for the most dangerous sex offenders and ten years of parole for those who commit lesser sex crimes...

Teens Who Think They'll Die Young Take More Risks

Posted on June 30, 2009
6-30-2009 National:Teenagers tend to wildly overestimate the odds of dying young, and teenagers who think they'll be dead before age 35 are far more likely to abuse drugs, attempt suicide, get arrested, or contract HIV. Scientists have known for quite a while that teenagers tend to think that an early death is much more likely than the infinitesimally small risk it really is...

MA- The heat?s on ice cream truck vendors

Posted on June 30, 2009
6-30-2009 Massachusetts:Pol proposes background checks to weed out pervsWe all scream for ice cream, but lawmakers want to ensure no one?s yelling about who?s driving the ice cream trucks this summer.State Sen. Michael R. Knapik is proposing to outlaw convicted sex offenders from manning ice cream trucks - incredibly, a rarity nationwide...

OH- Sex offender?s house can be demolished before trial, judge says

Posted on June 30, 2009
6-30-2009 Ohio:TROY ? What remains of James H. Clay?s home on Troy-Sidney Road can be demolished before the former Troy Christian Schools coach is tried on a felony aggravated arson charge, but not until a photographer for the defense videotapes or takes still photos of the property, a Miami County judge ruled Monday, June 29...

Cyberbullying and Sexting Topics of Discussion at Cox?s Annual Teen Summit in DC

Posted on June 30, 2009
Link to Cox Communication's slide presentation: Cyberbullying Fact Sheet from Cyberbullying.us blog:6-30-2009 National:Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--When ?think before you click? becomes as vital a lesson as ?look before you leap,? it is clear that measures must be taken to create a safer cyber world for society?s youth...

AZ- "I cut him up with an ax, put him in garbage bags"

Posted on June 30, 2009
Assuming the truth of his claims this is a terrible case on multiple levels without the historical claims of killing child molesters and others.6-30-2009 Arizona:A Texas man is accused of killing three Tucson area residents. Michael Carlson is charged with first degree murder for the death of his sister...

Ohio court declares sex offender law a violation of the "Separations of Powers" clause and unconstitutional

Posted on June 30, 2009
6-30-2009 Ohio:The 11th Appellate Dist court of Ohio has found the changes made by Senate bill 10 (made according to the Adam Walsh Act) unconstitutional in the case of Spangler v. State, 2009-Ohio-3178. Opinion issued 6-30-2009 which goes as follows:Appellant, Raymond J...

VT- City loses in sex offender case

Posted on June 30, 2009
6-30-2009 Vermont:MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - A judge has blocked the city of Barre from enforcing an ordinance that would have required a convicted sex offender to move.Twenty-9-year-old Chris Hagan had been ordered by city officials to move under a new ordinance passed last year that blocks convicted sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of schools or other places children gather...

Summary of Bills in 111th Congress - Affecting Sex Offenders

Posted on June 28, 2009
National:This is a summary page of all bills in Congress affecting (directly or collaterally) registered sex offenders or their families, and is updated as needed. Clicking on the bill number will take you to a bill analysis and full access to the bill itself and current status...

ND- Trailer to house ND homeless sex offenders on parole

Posted on June 28, 2009
6-26-2009 North Dakota:BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) ? Prison officials say a mobile home just east of the state penitentiary in Bismarck will be ready next week for up to seven homeless sex offenders. BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) ? Prison officials say a mobile home just east of the state penitentiary in Bismarck will be ready next week for up to seven homeless sex offenders...

VT- Do Offender Registries Protect the Public?

Posted on June 28, 2009
Registries are nothing more than a psychological tool to make the public feel safe; a political tool. However, given the tons of money spent on them they have to be justified by those who make their money from them.6-26-2009 Vermont:Vermont and every other state now offer online sex offender registries that include photos and other information about convicted sex offenders...

IA- Sex offenders look forward to end of exile

Posted on June 28, 2009
6-28-2009 Iowa:CEDAR RAPIDS ? Doug Bruce?s exile will soon be over.For three years, the convicted sex offender has been living in a room at the Ced-Rel Motel on Highway 30. The low, red-and-white building 4 miles west of Cedar Rapids has become a haven for those convicted of sex crimes in the years since the Iowa Sex Offender Registry was established in 1995...

PA- State court rules homeless sexual offenders don't have to register residence under Megan's Law

Posted on June 27, 2009
6-27-2009 Pennsylvania:A state Superior Court panel ruled Friday that convicted sexual offenders cannot be held subject to Megan's Law registration requirements if they are homeless.In upholding a Dauphin County judge, the state appellate court found that William H...

The Haylee Donathan case: Was she in real danger

Posted on June 26, 2009
6-26-2009 National:Do you remember Haylee Donathan story?Well, thats the one where a 4-year-old (Haylee) vanished with her mom (Candace Watson) 3 or so weeks ago. Apparently they took a jaunt across the nation to California with a fellow named Robbi Potter who turned out to be a registered sex offender out of Ohio...

Sexting common among teens

Posted on June 25, 2009
6-25-2009 National:SALT LAKE CITY -- A surprising new report estimates teens are "sexting" far more than first thought. The survey, from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and Cox Communications, found one in five teens has sexted-meaning sent suggestive, nude or nearly-nude photos of themselves over e-mail or cell phone to someone else...

WI- Out of the Shadows, Part 3: Confronting sex crimes in our community

Posted on June 25, 2009
6-25-2009 WIsconsin:Team work: Compliance officers keep close tabs on local offendersEven sex offenders need a place to call home.Nichole Hall, Wisconsin Department of Corrections sex offender registry specialist for Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties, defines sex offenders? successful reintegration into society in just three words: ?No more victims...

KY- New Kentucky laws go into effect today

Posted on June 25, 2009
6-25-2009 Kentucky:HENDERSON, Ky. ? More than 100 bills passed by the General Assembly this spring will go into effect today, doing such things as requiring criminal background checks for members of school site-based councils and workers for home health agencies...

MI- Oakland prosecutor sues state over list of felons planned for release

Posted on June 25, 2009
6-25-2009 Michigan:Pontiac -- The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office is suing the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) for a list of state felons scheduled for potential early release this October. The 27-page lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Oakland Circuit Court, said the prosecutor's office has been rebuffed several times -- both informally and pursuant to the Michigan Freedom of Information

AZ- VICTORY! Supreme Court Finds Strip-Search of 13-Year Old Girl Unconstitutional

Posted on June 25, 2009
6-25-2009 Arizona:The Supreme Court today ruled that school officials violated the constitutional rights of a 13-year-old Arizona girl when they strip searched her based on a classmate?s uncorroborated accusation that she previously possessed ibuprofen...

IN- Jeffersonville offender ordinance could be headed to Indiana Supreme Court

Posted on June 25, 2009
6-25-2009 Indiana:Councilman Keith Fetz says minor changes in ordinance possibleThe Jeffersonville City Council will ask the Indiana Supreme Court to reverse a Court of Appeals decision allowing convicted sex offender Eric Dowdell in city parks.The council hopes the court will rule on its case simultaneously with a Plainfield case, according to Councilman Keith Fetz...

WI- Out of the Shadows, Part 4: Confronting sex crimes in our community

Posted on June 25, 2009
6-25-2009 Wisconsin:Age of Consent: Laws on teen relationships contradictory, confusingWith love can come criminal consequences.In Wisconsin, 17-year-olds are tried as adults in the court system. If a 17-year-old is in a sexual relationship with someone under the age of 16, he or she not only could spend time behind bars but also be labeled as a sex offender for life...

Panel Sets Guidelines For Fighting Prison Rape

Posted on June 24, 2009
With links to the actual study and summary:6-24-2009 National:Nearly six years after President George W. Bush signed legislation to reduce prison rape, a blue-ribbon commission is calling on corrections officers to identify vulnerable inmates, offer better medical care and allow stricter monitoring of their facilities...

RI- House panel debates child molester legislation

Posted on June 24, 2009
Absolute proof that lawmakers enact laws based on myths which serves only a political purpose. As the ACLU points out, the politicians resolution is nonsense, that is not how crimes are committed. That is the problem with lawmakers, year after year, session after session, they are stuck in cliche's and myths and they never solve the issue...

WI- Out of the Shadows, Part 2: Confronting sex crimes in our community

Posted on June 24, 2009
6-24-2009 WIsconsin:Recovery: 'One layer at a time'It took sexual abuse survivor Charlene Bille about 50 years to start loving life.The pain the Fond du Lac woman endured between the ages of 2 and 12 festered within her for years. It has taken the 60-year-old decades to heal to the point she is at today: assisting law enforcement with how to approach a victim and openly discussing abuse with

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