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ACTION ALERT: The Senate will be voting on HR 5618 "Unemployment Benefits" bill this afternoon

Posted on July 20, 2010
7-20-2010 Washington DC:Tuesday is here and the Senate is scheduled -in the afternoon- to vote on HR-5618, the "Unemployment Benefits" bill. At this time, I can find no evidence that the harmful provision has been removed from the bill. It looks like the bill will pass with the harmful provision in it...

Ga. softens once lauded strict sex offender law

Posted on July 20, 2010
7-20-2010 Georgia:Georgia was lauded four years ago by conservatives for passing one of the nation's toughest sex offender laws. But the state has had to significantly ? and without fanfare ? scale back its once-intense restrictions.Georgia's old law was challenged by civil liberties groups even before it took effect...

Md. weighs allowing inmates' own clergy at death

Posted on July 19, 2010
7-19-2010 Maryland:ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland is considering becoming one of the few states to allow condemned inmates to choose a clergy member not employed by the state to be in the execution chamber when they die.Corrections officials must balance the sensitive issues of security during one of the gravest tasks undertaken by the state and religious freedom during a condemned person's

Naked mannequin creates a stir

Posted on July 18, 2010
Obviously the complainers have never been to a museum. Can folks imagine what a museum would look like with candy bikinis and toy assault rifles. Gotta love the store owner.. 7-17-2010 Nebraska:Incident sparks debate over legal definition of ?obscene?What began as a complaint about an exposed Mannequin in a store window is raising debate over what is considered obscene...

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D.C. Circuit Vacates Sex Offender's Computer Restrictions

Posted on July 18, 2010
7-18-2010 Washington DC:A federal appeals court today vacated restrictions imposed on a convicted sex offender that required him to keep a daily log of his computer use and to permit the authorities to monitor that use, saying that the trial judge failed to articulate why the limits were necessary for a crime that did not involve the Internet...

Sex Offenders' Names Expunged From Registry

Posted on July 18, 2010
Very unique argument: Lawyers claimed, that since the U.S. Court held -SORNA- cannot be retroactive, that means it is punishment. Then the lawyers -in state court- claimed their clients, who likely had similar circumstances as the one in the U.S. Supreme court, should not be required to register, hence remove them from the registry...

Oklahoma man files suit over false background check information

Posted on July 18, 2010
7-18-2010 Oklahoma:An Oklahoma City man who claims he was falsely listed as a sex offender has filed a $1 million Oklahoma City federal court lawsuit against two Internet companies that provide criminal background search information."It's amazing what I've been through," Tony Lee Green, 33, told The Oklahoman...

Sex offenders unwatched as parole struggles with GPS system

Posted on July 18, 2010
7-18-2010 California:For the last three weeks of April, more than 20 local sex offenders strapped with GPS monitoring units went unsupervised by state parole agents.The good news -- so far as we know -- is that nothing happened. None of the offenders killed, robbed, raped, kidnapped or otherwise abused any unsuspecting citizens, again, that we know of...

Gas leak at sex offender's home 'suspicious,' fire officials say

Posted on July 17, 2010
7-16-2010 Ohio:MIDDLETOWN ? Fire investigators are saying a natural gas leak that occurred today, July 16, at a home on Queen Avenue looks ?suspicious.?Police and firefighters evacuated residents from a Middletown neighborhood for the second time in two days after a natural gas leak was reported about 9 a...

ACTION ALERT: More on denying certain sex offenders, mortgages..

Posted on July 17, 2010
7-16-2010 Washington DC:This "Offender-Gate" hate-agenda which will deny certain sex offenders, federal benefits is deeper than first realized when posting our earlier commentary "Who is pushing the agenda to deny certain former sex offenders, federal benefits?" Folks may remember that, while the House, on 6-10-2010, was debating HR-5072 (FHA Reform Act of 2010), Rep...

Mother Finds Internet Passwords On Website

Posted on July 17, 2010
Hummm, anyone see where "the mother" found any passowrds on a website? True, the alleged expert suggested that sometimes happens. Next, if someone HACKED a Facebook account, why would you call the local TV station? I'd be checking with Facebook first...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is using GPS tracking to crack down on sex offenders at fairs and events statewide.

Posted on July 17, 2010
GPS Effective? It looks like GPS is a VERY costly failure. Last year 30 caught, five at state fairs, and no crimes committed nor did GPS prevent any. "last position..." which means it isn't real time, its delayed real time. Effective? 7,000/30 =.4% possible recidivists, and the cost of parole agents to monitor and answer MANY false alarms is? No wonder California is BROKE! 7-17-2010

ACTION ALERT: A AP Reporter Would Like to Talk to "Certain Sex Offenders" about "Federal Bills" that Would Deny Benefits.

Posted on July 16, 2010
7-15-2010 National:An Associated Press reporter has contacted RSOL Virginia about doing a story about the three recently PROPOSED federal bills which would deny benefits to any person convicted of a sex offense against a minor. See here for a complete explanation of the benefits involved...

Who is pushing the agenda to deny certain former sex offenders, federal benefits?

Posted on July 15, 2010
7-15-2010: Recently there has been three pieces of legislation, all good in their own right, but somehow they have been amended -after being introduced- to include, in essence, verbiage to exclude certain previously convicted sex offenders, from receiving the benefits of that legislation...

Woman Setting Up Cams To Watch Sex Offenders

Posted on July 15, 2010
Hysteria! This woman has nary a single statistic to report of a violation by any RSO living in close proximity to her, but she succumbs to the Political hysteria constantly spread...7-15-2010 Florida:ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A self-proclaimed vigilante is setting up video cameras in an Orange County community in an effort to keep an eye on registered sex offenders, she told WFTV Wednesday...

Inmate Killed During Correctional Facility Escape

Posted on July 15, 2010
7-15-2010 Michigan:2 Other Escapees Surrender, Officials SayCHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. -- Authorities said one inmate is dead and two others have been captured after an attempted prison break in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.Michigan Corrections spokesman John Cordell said three inmates overpowered a semi truck driver about 9:10 a...

Supplemental Guideline Comment Period END in Roughly 3 Hours

Posted on July 14, 2010
7-13-2010 Washington DC:Please remember there are only 3 hours or so left to get your supplemental guideline comments in, if you haven't done so already.Sample "Comments" are provided HERE if you wish to use them. Where to enter them is also in that link...

Supplemental Guideline Comment Period has ENDED

Posted on July 14, 2010
7-14-2010 Washington DC:The time for comments is over, now we wait to see what comes out from the SMART Office. Generally it takes about 30-90 days or so (my guess), for them to sort out all the information that has been submitted to them. Also, they have to input whatever comments they received in the mails, after which those will be available online as well...

Sex Offenders, Poison Pills, Wrecking Amendments, Politicians and the "Sex Offender Registry."

Posted on July 13, 2010
7-13-2010 Washington DC:Politics a dirty business? Well, often it does harm folks because a few politicians fail to recognize the consequences of their actions! Here I'm speaking about three recent pieces of legislation in Congress: FHA Reform Act, Small Business Loans and Unemployment Benefits, where some politician/s used (misused) registrants on sex offender registries to foster their own

Some Utah cities using fees to track sex offenders

Posted on July 13, 2010
7-13-2010 Utah:LAYTON, Utah (AP) -- A $25 fee cities can charge to register sex offenders is being used by northern Utah police departments to help offset the cost of tracking them. Cities along the Wasatch Front that have adopted the annual offender registration fee include Roy, Riverdale and Layton...

Judges, state duel over sex registry

Posted on July 13, 2010
7-13-2010 Indiana:Court rulings cloud who?s being trackedFORT WAYNE ? Theothis Allison, 44, served time in the mid-1980s for a sex crime. Since his release from prison in 1986, he has married, had children and stayed out of trouble.And after the Indiana Supreme Court ruled that Richard P...

Man acquitted for failure to register as offender

Posted on July 12, 2010
OK folks, everyone is so wrapped up in the theory that, once a sex offender the person is no good, that here the powers that be, failed to do their jobs and the registrant suffered.Lets take a closer look, likely after the uninformed tipster tipped the police, the man was arrested, charged, and a case prepared by the prosecutor...

"Toy Story 3" Has Unhappy Ending for Sex Offender in Mich. Theater

Posted on July 12, 2010
'"Toy Story 3" will be just fine without him.' says the article, maybe so, but, what about his family knowing he has been convicted of a crime for simply doing what is right for his family? Folks, sometimes the law, is an ass! 7-12-2010 Michigan:HOWELL, Mich...

State struggles to place aging inmates after release

Posted on July 12, 2010
Hummmmm, lets see, holding someone beyond when they are supposed to be released, and the state is doing the holding? California just solved this problem, when Jaycee was illegally held by a RSO and the state failed to see this through their parole officers, they paid her 20 Million dollars for being held some 18 years...

Sex offenders confined in rehab limbo

Posted on July 11, 2010
7-11-2010 Florida:Post-jail treatment raises questionsThomas H. Spioch of Titusville thought he was home free.Most of the charges against him were dropped after his lawyer successfully argued Spioch had ineffective counsel from another attorney during his trial and that the court improperly sentenced him to 315 years...

Sex offender registry questioned

Posted on July 11, 2010
In this excellent article are more facts which show and prove how stupid these registries and related laws are (See highlights). It also shows that lawmakers have but one agenda, their own personal jobs and not any public safety agenda. When lawmakers REFUSE to listen to EXPERTS and push personal HATE MONGERING ideas, they are not deserving of the positions they hold!7-11-2010 Nebraska:

Sex offender treatment presents a political quandary

Posted on July 10, 2010
7-10-2010 Minnesota:MOOSE LAKE, Minn. ? Keeping sex offenders locked up in treatment after they finish their prison sentences emerged as a popular get-tough tactic in the 1990s, when states were flush with cash. But the costs have soared far beyond what anyone envisioned...

CA-States resisting Adam Walsh Act

Posted on July 10, 2010
7-10-2010 California:California, 46 others argue law is flawedSACRAMENTO ? It was milestone legislation hailed at the White House, the culmination of an exhaustive campaign by bereaved parents to help prevent future abductions and murders of children...

Va. sexual predator program faces $26M shortfall

Posted on July 10, 2010
7-10-2010 Virginia:BURKEVILLE ? Virginia's program for indefinitely containing those deemed to be sexually violent predators is facing a more than $26 million budget shortfall over the next two years after a dramatic expansion in crimes that qualify offenders for so-called civil commitment...

How a Bill Becomes a Law in Washington DC: for Advocates

Posted on July 09, 2010
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