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Dying on the State's Dime

Posted on June 03, 2010
6-3-2010 Texas:A gaunt old man, thick with whiskers and stricken with dementia, writhes under the covers of his bed. Down the hall, doctors monitor elderly diabetics with recently amputated limbs, medicate terminal cancer patients shuffling by with walkers and tether shivering dialysis patients to blood-cleaning machines...

Full military burial may be banned for vets guilty of rape

Posted on June 03, 2010
Opinion: No matter what a former military person does later in life, does not change the fact that, s/he served their Country earlier and was honorably discharged. Quite often, the person that entered the military is not the person that leaves the military, and we cannot say what effect that service has on later life...

Ohio Supreme Court says state may not reclassify convicted sex offenders

Posted on June 03, 2010
6-3-2010 Ohio:The Ohio Supreme Court today struck down a provision of the state's 2007 sex-offender law, saying it is unconstitutional for the state to reclassify sexual offenders convicted under a previous law.The ruling means additional reporting requirements imposed on thousands of Ohioans are rescinded and return to what the requirements were before the law, known as the Adam Walsh Act, was

Ohio Supreme Court: ?Adam Walsh? Provision Requiring Attorney General to Reclassify Sex Offenders Violates Separation of Powers

Posted on June 03, 2010
6-3-2010 Ohio:(June 3, 2010) In a narrowly tailored decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio voided as unconstitutional two sections of the Ohio Adam Walsh Act (AWA) that authorize the state attorney general to reclassify sex offenders who had already been classified by judges under a previous version of the law, ?Megan?s Law...

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High court: Suspects must directly invoke right to remain silent

Posted on June 02, 2010
Use it, or lose it; your right to remain silent, that is! Now, how do we get teens and pre-teens (and lately, toddlers) to do that when faced with a BIG cop who -contrary to common sense- is trying to get a confession using lies or lets call them blatant untruths...

Opinion: Technical Difficulties at the Supreme Court

Posted on June 02, 2010
6-2-2010 Washington DC:(June 1) -- If you're in America and not yet acquainted with cell phones, computers and the Internet, you must have spent the past decade under a rock. Or be a member of the U.S. Supreme Court.Supreme Court justices lately have displayed a startling level of ignorance about computing and communication methods that many Americans take for granted...

Teen vehicle stickers invite sex offenders

Posted on June 02, 2010
6-2-2010 Massachusetts:In reference to the state law that now requires red stickers on the license plates of vehicles driven by newly licensed teenage drivers:What I think they should do is put a big flashing neon sign on the top of their cars. This will invite sex offenders and all the other scum that is on the road...

Memorial Day - 2010

Posted on June 01, 2010
We Will Remember You!

Future uncertain at McNeil

Posted on June 01, 2010
6-1-2010 Washington:prison: Downsizing also affects workers who reside on islandAs prisoners are moved off McNeil Island by the hundreds, the island?s tiny group of voluntary residents also awaits an exodus. Forty of McNeil Island Corrections Center?s employees and their families live on the island, in state-subsidized housing that lets them avoid a daily ferry ride from Steilacoom...

Sex Offender Law Can't Be Applied Retroactively

Posted on June 01, 2010
It all depends on the circumstances of a person's case, and when the Adam Walsh Act was enacted; that date cannot be retroactively applied to create a violation! Calder -v- Bull prevails as it should have! Another hidden aspect of AWA goes down... Further, no RSO has ever been notified of any aspect of AWA...

EDITORIAL: Court can't dodge offenders' rights forever

Posted on June 01, 2010
6-1-2010 Iowa:In a little-noted decision May 17, the U.S. Supreme Court drove another nail into the coffin of states' rights. Unfortunately, it failed to address questions about convicted offenders' rights.The court in United States v. Graydon Earl Comstock Jr...

ACTION ALERT: AWA Supplemental Guidelines - What is critically important to comment about?

Posted on May 31, 2010
5-30-2010 National:What is different between these NEW Supplemental Guidelines(SG) and the Final Guidelines(FG) which were posted a few years ago? The FG published years ago addressed the entire Adam Walsh Act, including the registration portion [SORNA -- Title I in AWA], while the NEW SG address only portions of SORNA...

In Pasco County court, inmate disputes sex offender label

Posted on May 31, 2010
A man with a short fuse, who raises issues where he is likely right about his assertions, but because of his coutroom conduct and a judge who feels courtroom conduct is more important than justice, loses and leaves in handcuffs. But, hey, this is Florida and that tells us something to! 5-31-2010 Florida:DADE CITY ? Christopher Munroe was arrested with a friend in Fort Lauderdale in 2001, accused

Falsely Accused of Child Molestation, Plaintiff Sues

Posted on May 31, 2010
5-31-2010 Missouri:White -v- McKinley, District Court Western Missouri:Theodore White, Jr. brought this civil action following his prosecution, conviction, re-prosecution, and eventual acquittal for the alleged molestation of his adopted daughter. White sued his ex-wife, Tina McKinley ("Tina"), and Richard McKinley, the police officer who investigated the molestation charges and Tina's current

A broken system: sex-offender oversight

Posted on May 31, 2010
This Editorial tells us a few things, first, that since they are still talking about Garner, such cases are few and far between. And, the answer to Gardner case lies in decisions made earlier in time and not by parole or probation folks; those need to be addressed...

States Struggle To Control Sex Offender Costs

Posted on May 29, 2010
5-28-2010 Washington DC:Nationwide, more than 700,000 convicted sex offenders have registered their whereabouts with local police. Every state has a sex offender registry of some kind. But as many states face persistent budget shortfalls, it's become a real question how well law enforcement can keep track of such a large caseload...

Calif. rejects limits on sex offender Internet use

Posted on May 29, 2010
Assuming these estimated figures are correct, it costs approximately $168.50 per year to monitor a sex offender's Internet use. This estimate will go a long way fighting monitoring Internet use in other states. (No. of Calif.[118,682] Registrants from NCMEC)...

Chief: There was no deal with D.A. before sex sting

Posted on May 29, 2010
To catch a predator type stings are no longer yielding masses of arrests and new sex offenders, so, the police now are targeting the gay community to increase the size of the registry. Hence, job security.5-29-2010 California:Despite sworn testimony that police pushed for a deal, there never was a prearranged agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney's Office last year to file

Grand Haven boy, 16, sentenced to 6 to 20 years in prison after failing to progress in sex offender treatment

Posted on May 29, 2010
5-29-2010 Michigan:GRAND HAVEN -- When Fathi Cullen was sentenced three years ago for barging into a young woman's home and sexually assaulting her, a judge thought the then-13-year-old boy could get help at a special Iowa treatment center for young offenders...

To catch predators ? and keep them forever

Posted on May 28, 2010
5-27-2010 Ohio:Anyone who has followed this column for the last several years knows how passionately I feel about victim?s rights and recovery for those who have suffered sexual violence or assault. When one in five women in America and one in six African-American men or women are reportedly victims of sexual violence in this country we cannot sit by and let others suffer in silence because of

Nev. senator leaves message for rape victim's sis

Posted on May 28, 2010
5-28-2010 Nevada:CARSON CITY, Nev.?A state senator Thursday denied he was trying to bribe a rape victim's sister when he left her a message suggesting it could be "financially beneficial" if she told the truth.Republican Sen. Dennis Nolan later claimed he was referring to an abusive relationship with the woman's father -- an allegation the family denies -- and not the rape case that sent his

OFF TOPIC: Teachers Suspended for Showing Flex Your Rights Video

Posted on May 28, 2010
5-26-2010 Virginia:Since Flex Your Rights was founded in 2002 to educate the public about constitutional rights during police encounters, our work has met with very little controversy. Every citizen should understand their basic Bill of Rights protections, and our materials have been embraced by both police and the public...

'Chelsea's Law' Could Cost Millions To Enforce

Posted on May 28, 2010
It simply boggles the mind to see how easy it is for politicians to sap every taxpayers with no assurances that the politician's theory will actually protect the masses of children in society, which they use as apretext for these laws. Should only families with children pay for these political laws, or should all taxpayers be responsible? Such questions would likely bring some sensibility to

Sex offender fallout hitting unrelated laws

Posted on May 28, 2010
5-26-2010 National:From our friends at: In The News by Karen FranklinFlawed idea would penalize indigent mentally illThe U.S. state of Delaware marks the letter "Y" on the driver's licenses of sex offenders. Louisiana emblazons the words "SEX OFFENDER...

Adam Walsh Act is iffy means to a noble end

Posted on May 28, 2010
It is wonderful to see the media question a U.S. Supreme court decision. This opinion sums up "THEY CAME FIRST for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. ... Pastor Martin Niem�ller (1892?1984).," by saying "But not all means can be used to serve a noble end...

In Congress: `Pre-Paid Mobile Device Identification Act' by Sen. Schumer (NY)

Posted on May 28, 2010
5-28-2010 Congress:Title: A bill to institute an identification requirement for the purchase of pre-paid mobile devices. 5/26/2010: S-3427 was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.OK, this is a unbelievable intrusive bill as folks will see in a minute...

Crist signs tougher sex offender laws

Posted on May 27, 2010
A law looking for a problem. Claimed to be another law enforcement tool, right, another way to falsly accused registrants of something in Florida's effort to lock up everyone.5-27-2010 Florida: New legislation pleases local law enforcementMANATEE ? Gov...

Ohio House backs making teen 'sexting' crime

Posted on May 27, 2010
5-27-2010 Ohio:Bill rules out harsh penalties because it?s only for minors The Ohio House yesterday passed a bill that would punish teenagers for "sexting" but ensure that they do not face harsh punishment or be put on the sex-offender registry normally associated with transmitting nude pictures of minors...

The Supreme Court on punishing sex offenders

Posted on May 26, 2010
5-25-2010 Washington DC:In a recent ruling, the high court failed to clarify the law on civil commitment of sex offenders.Whether sex offenders can be detained even after they have completed their sentences is an important question that pits individual rights against public safety...

Calif. to consider marked IDs for sex offenders

Posted on May 26, 2010
Legal? Maybe not...See commentary before the U.S. Supreme court below!5-26-2010 California:SAN DIEGO -- The father of a 14-year-old San Diego-area girl who was raped and murdered backed legislation Tuesday to require marked driver's licenses for registered sex offenders in California...

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