RSOL of Virginia
Reform Sex Offender Laws
Seeking Justice and Safety for all Virginians

1st Response to Posting #111

From:  Virginia State Police
Date: 07/07/2009

RSOL of Virginia,

Not all registered sex offenders have troopers assigned to manage them.

Sex offenders are managed by two different entities, the Department of Corrections and the Department of State Police.

DOC handles those offenders who are incarcerated in their facilities and those on probation or parole and the VSP handles those who do not fall into those categories.

Now, for all of those that do not fall under DOC control - there is a Trooper assigned to every area of the state to handle sex offenders within his assigned area.  These troopers are assigned to conduct verifications associated with sex offender registration and any criminal investigations. During their contact with an offender, they can answer questions.  However, they are focused o  n the criminal investigative portion of sex offender registration.

Questions concerning registration, periods of re-registration, and other matters not associated with a criminal investigations are handled by Registry Personnel.  We staff a sex offender help desk where offenders can call with questions and concerns.  The number is 804-674-2825

I hope this information has been of assistance to you.
Sincerely,
 
William J. Reed, Jr.
Lieutenant
Virginia State Police
Criminal Justice Information Services Division
P.O. Box 27472
Richmond, VA 23261
(804) 674-6719 (No Voice Mail available)
(804) 674-2923 FAX
William.ReedJr@vsp.virginia.gov

2nd Response to Posting #111

From:  Bob
Date: 07/07/2009

RSOL of Virginia,

In their reply to you the VSP stated:

“Sex offenders are managed by two different entities, the Department of Corrections and the Department of State Police.”

Why am I managed?  I’m not on probation, or under federal or state control. I served my time eight years ago and I was under the impression that I was a free to live my life in accordance with a multitude of overlapping disjointed federal, state, local, and neighbors law. Why am I managed and how specifically is this defined as by the VSP?  I would be interested to see in writing what the Virginia’s policy is to manage me.  Coming to my home and work in uniform in public is managing me and scaring me not to re-offend?  Reminding me I’m being managed or watched?

“Now, for all of those that do not fall under DOC control - there is a Trooper assigned to every area of the state to handle sex offenders within his assigned area.  These troopers are  assigned to conduct verifications associated with sex offender registration and any criminal investigations.  During their contact with an offender, they can answer questions.  However, they are focused on the criminal investigative portion of sex offender registration”.

“Focused on the criminal investigative portion of sex offender registration” meaning here to arrest SO’s for complaints from neighbors, anonymous emails and calls, and for non-compliance with the multitude of federal, state, local and whatever neighbors can conjure up.  I am not just an offender they come in contact with, I’m a human, and at one time I thought I had some expectation of decency, justice and civil rights in this country.

“Questions concerning registration, periods of re-registration, and other matters not   associated with a criminal investigations are handled by Registry Personnel.  We staff a sex offender help desk where offenders can call with questions and concerns.  The number is 804-674-2825”.

When the law first changed we had to include the address of our employer, I called the  so called “help desk” and they told me I did not have to include the “Name” of the business I  worked for, ONLY the address as the law stated. The next thing I knew, Richmond initiated an investigation why I did not include the “name” and only the address. 

The danger is the purposely faulty design way of doing business such as a phone call… I have absolutely no proof of what is said on the phone call and anyone at the so called help desk can tell me anything they want in advice and I have no proof. We get no emails or letters to back up what is told by the Richmond help desk and they are not all on the same sheet of opinions and rules. To me is a serious problem for SO’s when being investigated.  It is set up this way by phone because I carry credibility in court telling the truth in what the Richmond help desk advised me to do?  Since they are monitoring my email and electronic computer media, why can’t Richmond help desk send email responses? 

Especially when you look at the multiple criminal years we face for not following the convoluted, overlapping, and senseless civil registration laws propagating faster than we can keep up.  In my opinion there is no such thing as a “help desk” for SO’s. The VSP is not here to help in any manner, advise, guide, or inform SO’s. The VSP is here to investigate, track, and  monitor email traffic/electronic, arrest, and incarcerate.

Bob