Rethinking the Sex Offender Registry (Virginia and MD), January 31, 2011:
http://www.tbd.com/blogs/amanda-hess/2011/01/rethinking-sex-offender-regestries-7888.html
Republican Lawmakers Shifting Tough-on-Crime Stance as State Budget Problems Multiply (OK), January 31, 2011:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-broken-budgets-prison-problems,0,2779184.story
New Bill: Sex Offenders – School Bus Off Limits (Virginia), January 30, 2011:
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=13935663
(HB2066 )
NC Attorneys Taking on Facebook Sex Offender Law, January 29, 2011:
http://www.wlos.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.nc/29dd3538-www.wlos.com.shtml
Pol Defends Keeping Pervs off Facebook (NC), January 29, 2011:
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/national/south/view/20110129pol_defends_keeping_pervs_off_facebook/srvc=home&position=recent
Va. Man’s Abuse Story Moves Legislators to Act, January 29, 2011:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/29/AR2011012902648.html
(SB1145 )
Bills to Time for Sex Abuse Lawsuits (Virginia), January 28, 2011:
http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/virginia/bills-to–time-for-sex-abuse-lawsuits
(HB1476 and SB1145)
Higher Sex Offender Registration Fees May Be Unconstitutional (LA), January 28, 2011:
http://www.kplctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=13924998
A Lobotomy For Emmett Hanger? (Virginia), January 28, 2011:
http://www.pattisblog.com/index.php?article=A_Lobotomy_For_Emmett_Hanger__2956
PBSO Looking at Sex Offenders Under New Light to Determine Risk of New Crimes (FL), January 28, 2011:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-pbso-lynn-20110128,0,3430885.story
Sex Charge Dropped In Butt Drag Case (CA), January 28, 2011:
http://www.kmph.com/Global/story.asp?S=13925113
Virginian Sex Assault Victims Blast Catholic Church, January 28, 2011:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2011/01/virginian_sex_assault_victims.html
(HB1476, SB1145, HB1995, SB1426)
Panel OKs Change to Sex-Offender Law (Virginia), January 27, 2011:
Sen. Janet Howell, asked whether the change would make it illegal for a sex offender to attend a church service that was being held on school property, which is common in her county, she said.
The lawmakers finally concluded that the change in wording would still allow a sex offender to attend such a church service, as long as it didn’t occur at the same time as a school activity.
http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2011/jan/27/panel-oks-change-sex-offender-law-ar-804303/
(SB1318)
Bills Would Give More Time to Sue Over Sex Abuse (Virginia), January 27, 2011:
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700104788/Bills-would-give-more-time-to-sue-over-sex-abuse.html
Bill Would Force Child Pornographers to Pay Restitution (Virginia), January 26, 2011:
http://www.nbc12.com/Global/story.asp?S=13916482
(HB1995)
Senator Seeks Study on Castrating Sex Offenders (Virginia), January 26, 2011:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/V/VA_XGR_SEXUAL_PREDATORS_CASTRATION_VAOL-?SITE=VANOV&SECTION=STATE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/01/26/national/main7285263.shtml
http://www.ctpost.com/default/article/Senator-seeks-study-on-castrating-sex-offenders-977831.php
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/crime-scene/virginia/renewed-push-for-castration-in.html
(SB1470)
Proposed State Bill Requires Sex Offenders to be Identified on Driver’s License (MD), January 25, 2011:
http://somd.com/news/headlines/2011/13124.shtml
Bills Strengthening Megan’s Law Sent to Pa. House, January 25, 2011:
http://www.abc27.com/Global/story.asp?S=13904934
State Rep Proposes Murderer Registry (IL), January 25, 2011:
Database would track killers convicted before truth-in-sentencing law
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-01-25/news/ct-met-murder-registry-bill-20110125_1_murderer-truth-in-sentencing-law-registry
Maine Lawmakers Consider Increasing Sex Offender Restrictions, January 25, 2011:
http://www.mpbn.net/Home/tabid/36/ctl/ViewItem/mid/3478/ItemId/14952/Default.aspx
Sex Offender Sues MySpace Over Privacy, January 25, 2011:
Claims company violated federal Internet privacy, wiretapping laws
http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3i0ed3dadde1cc45b83415fd654dad8811
Wild Police Party Results in Rape Accusation, Suspensions (LA), January 24, 2011:
http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=13898522
Court to Hear Offender Registration Case, January 24, 2011:
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether the federal sexual offender registration law can be challenged when applied retroactively.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/01/24/Court-to-hear-offender-registation-case/UPI-74901295892029/
Sex Offender Program Elicits Queries, (Virginia) January 23, 2011:
http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/jan/23/sex-offender-program-elicits-queries-ar-793515/
Placement of Elderly Sex Offenders Can be a Challenge, January 22, 2011:
http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/533043/Placement-of-elderly-sex-offenders-can-be-a-challenge.html?nav=5002
New MTV Show Called “Most Dangerous Ever for Children” January 22, 2011:
Not only is the content controversial, but the real problem is that most of the actors themselves are underage. On Thursday, the Council wrote letters to both the House and Senate Judiciary committees urging members “to compel the Attorney General to mount an investigation by the Department of Justice into whether the production of “Skins” has violated federal law meant to protect minors from exploitation.”
“Just the possession of that type of material is a violation of the law. So they not only possess it, but they produced it in the first place and that’s what really concerning here. You have a media company that may well be exploiting children,” said Isett.
Isett says he’s also concerned about the show’s companion website: whereitwentdown.com.
http://www.wtsp.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=170140&catid=81
MTV’s “Skins”: Group Calls for Federal Child Porn Probe, January 21, 2011:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20029239-504083.html
MTV Knows New Show May Break Child Porn Laws, January 21, 2011:
http://www.newsrealblog.com/2011/01/21/mtv-knows-new-show-may-break-child-porn-laws/
Is There a Hole in Virginia’s Sex Offender Registry? January 21, 2011:
Report says juvenile offenders not listed when they become adults.
http://www.wtvr.com/news/wtvr-virginia-sex-offender-registry-problems,0,6487493.story
Parents Sue Expert Witness Who Made Fake Child-Porn of Their Kids, January 21, 2011: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/01/morphed-child-porn/
Fla. Justices Order Hearing in Sex Offender Case, January 21, 2011:
The Florida Supreme Court on Friday ordered a hearing within 60 days on a sex offender’s claim he’s been illegally detained for eight years without a civil commitment trial as required by state law.
The 4-3 decision came in response to a request from an appellate court, which indicated Ronald Morel may be just one of many sex offenders being detained without trial.
The majority wrote that the case presents “serious questions as to the functioning of our system for civil commitments and the legality of Morel’s continued detention.”
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/01/21/2026841/fla-justices-order-hearing-in.html
Federal Lifetime Juvie Sex Offender Registry Contradicts State Law; Justice Grants Held at Bay (MD), January 21, 2011:
http://somd.com/news/headlines/2011/13081.shtml
New Vt. Sex Offender Registry Inching Forward, January 21, 2011:
“There’s no evidence these registries work,” said Allen Gilbert of the ACLU of Vermont. “A legislative study committee in 2005, I think it was, determined that the only reason to put the names up was the public wanted to have the names on the internet. From a public safety standpoint, there’s just no evidence they work.”
The ACLU worries the addresses may inspire vigilante crimes against the offenders, or mistakes like flip-flopping the numbers in an address will mean innocent people’s addresses list them as sex offenders.
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=13886745
Pa. Clinical Schools to Close in March, January 21, 2011:
http://dailylocal.com/articles/2011/01/21/news/srv0000010696505.txt
US Judges Free Ex-lifer in Philly Girl’s ’64 Death, January 21, 2011:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/21/AR2011012105622.html
MTV Knows New Show May Break Child Porn Laws, January 21, 2011:
http://www.newsrealblog.com/2011/01/21/mtv-knows-new-show-may-break-child-porn-laws/
MTV’s New Show, ‘Skins’: Has Edgy Gone Too Far? January 21, 2011:
http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/21/mtvs-new-show-skins-has-edgy-gone-too-far/
Hannity: Does MTV’s ‘Skins’ Cross the Line? January 21, 2011:
http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/hannity/transcript/does-mtv039s-039skins039-cross-line
TV Watchdog Urges Advertisers to Drop “Skins” January 21, 2011:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70L09D20110122
USA Swimming Launches New Background Check Program After 20/20 Investigation, January 21, 2011:
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Swimming/usa-swimming-launches-background-checks-sex-crimes/story?id=12723623
Forensic Tech Would Link Sex Offenders to Condoms, January 20, 2011:
http://www.gizmag.com/forensic-tech-would-link-sex-offenders-to-condoms/17648/
Committee Advances Sex Offender Bill (AR), January 20, 2011:
http://arkansasnews.com/2011/01/20/committee-advances-sex-offender-bill/
Domestic Violence Offenders May be Listed in On-line Registry (TX), January 20, 2011:
http://www.kens5.com/news/Domestic-violence-offenders-may-be-listed-on-line-114309109.html
Justice Department Announces Seventh Jurisdiction to Implement Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, January 20, 2011:
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/justice-department-announces-seventh-jurisdiction-to-implement-sex-offender-registration-and-notification-act-114298879.html
Oakland County Rape Prosecution “Troubling” Says District Judge (MI), January 20, 2011:
The West Bloomfield Police recently settled a wrongful prosecution lawsuit with the family of an autistic girl. The girl’s parents – Julian and Thal Wendrow – had been arrested in 2008. A former Oakland County prosecutor charged Julian with first-degree sexual assault, alleging that he had repeatedly raped his severely autistic daughter. His wife was arrested for failure to protect the child. These charges are extremely serious, with penalties including substantial jail time and long-term placement of your name on the Michigan sex-crimes registry as well as significant damage to your reputation in the community.
The charges filed were based solely on the “statements” of the girl who does not speak and functions on the level of a 2-year-old. No physical evidence was collected, but through the use of a method known as “Facilitated Communication,” the girl typed the allegations with a teacher’s aide guiding her hand. This method has been denounced by experts as conveying the aide’s thoughts – not the patient’s.
Despite the unreliable nature of these statements, the parents suffered the nightmare of being charged for sex crimes, having their children taken away and placed in foster care, and being jailed.
http://www.michigansexcrimeattorneys.com/2011/01/oakland-county-rape-prosecutio.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MichiganSexCrimeAttorneysBlogCom+%28Michigan+Sex+Crime+Attorneys+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
Is MTV’s “Skins” About to Break Child Pornography Laws? January 20, 2011:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20029029-504083.html
Florida Town Outlaws Sex Offenders from Living There, January 20, 2011:
http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/specials/weirdflorida/blog/2011/01/florida_town_outlaws_sex_offen.html
Program Helps Sex Offenders Get Back into Society (TX) January 19, 2011:
http://www.woai.com/content/news/newslinks/story/Program-helps-sex-offenders-get-back-into-society/-yEZE7TDfki4jKsOT3SVkw.cspx
Outstanding Local Media Coverage of the Crime, Prosecution and Punishment of Kiddle Porn Downloaders, January 19, 2011:
http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2011/01/outstanding-local-media-coverage-of-the-crime-prosecution-and-punishment-of-kiddle-porn-downloaders.html
Va. Teen Sues U.S. Over No-fly List, January 19, 2011:
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/jan/19/TDMET02-va-teen-sues-us-over-no-fly-list-ar-783277/
(Government “lists” or “registries” don’t always have dangerous people on them and there always needs to be an appeal process to be removed)
Indiana Bill Would Ban Sex Offenders from Public Libraries, January 19, 2011:
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/commentary.aspx?id=23808
Rep. Kirk Pearson Updates Law Addressing Juvenile Sex Offenders in Schools, January 19, 2011:
http://www.thestatecolumn.com/state_politics/washington/rep-kirk-pearson-updates-law-addressing-juvenile-sex-offenders-in-schools/
Bill Would Keep Sex Offenders Away from School Bus Stops (Virginia), January 18, 2011:
http://www.wvec.com/news/my-city/norfolk/schools/Bill-proposes-keeping-sex-offenders-away-from-school-bus-stops-114138039.html
(HB1523- Landes Bill)
Sex Offender Laws Working? No One Knows (MD), January 18, 2011:
http://www.wbaltv.com/r/26533254/detail.html
Police Stay Busy with Sex Offender Site (WVA), January 18, 2011:
http://www.dailymail.com/News/statenews/201101171298
Police Battle Rise in Child Porn Cases (Virginia), January 18, 2011:
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=13863054
Child Porn Problem (Virginia), January 17, 2011:
http://www.wtvr.com/news/wtvr-child-porn-problem-01172011,0,2799594.story
(HB1995)
Bill Would Compensate Exonerated Inmates (WA)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/433518_wrongly16.html
New DPS ID System has some Detroit Parents Concerned About Privacy Issues
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2011/01/new_dps_id_system_has_some_det.html
As Child Porn Activity Grows, Efforts to Trap Offenders Do Too (Virginia), January 16, 2011:
http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/child-porn-activity-grows-efforts-trap-offenders-do-too
Real-World Danger of Porn Offenders Uncertain, January 16, 2011:
Research into possible links between viewing material and molesting children still new.
http://www.timesleader.com/news/Real-world_danger_of_porn_offenders_uncertain_01-16-2011.html
TX Senate Panel Urges Spurning U.S. Sex Offender Rules, January 16, 2011:
http://thecrimereport.org/2011/01/16/tx-senate-panel-urges-spurning-u-s-sex-offender-rules/
Law Proposed for San Antonio Would Bar Sex Offenders from Moving There, January 16, 2011:
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/law-proposed-for-san-antonio-would-bar-sex-offenders-from-moving-there/1145724
Flirting with a Felony (KY), January 16, 2011:
Bill would lessen penalties for first-time juveniles caught ‘sexting’
http://bgdailynews.com/articles/2011/01/16/news/news1.txt
Tracking Animal Abuse (and Abusers) on the Web, January 16, 2011:
http://thecrimereport.org/2011/01/16/tracking-animal-abuse-and-abusers-on-the-web/
Berlusconi Could Face Trial as Alleged Sex Offender, January 15, 2011:
The Italian prime minister has been formally placed under investigation on suspicion of sex with underage prostitute.
The age of sexual consent under Italian law is 14. But paying for sex with a prostitute under the age of 18 carries a sentence of up to three years. Politicians found guilty of abusing their authority risk jail sentences of up to 12 years.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/14/berlusconi-under-investigation-underage-prostitute
Costs for Sexual Predator Program Growing (Virginia), January 15, 2011:
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/jan/15/tdmain10-legislators-balk-at-costs-of-program-for–ar-775895/?referer=None&shorturl=http://timesdispatch.com/ar/775895/
Cost of Sex Offender Program Shocks Lawmakers (Virginia), January 15, 2011:
Del. Rosalyn Dance, D-Petersburg, said the state needs to examine why so few offenders are being released. “We have an elaborate get-you-in system,” she said. “I think we also need an elaborate get-you-out system.”
http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/cost-virginia-sex-offender-program-shocks-lawmakers
Democrats Push for Rules Changes in the House (Virginia), January 14, 2011:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2011/01/house_democrats_push_for_rules.html
State Police Deal With Growing Sex Offender Registry (WVA), January 14, 2011:
http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/State_Police_Deal_With_Growing_Sex_Offender_Registry_113679314.html
Civil Commitment: N.Y.’s Program to Keep Sex Offenders off the Streets is the Most Expensive in the Nation, January 14, 2011:
http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20110114/NEWS01/101140344/Civil-commitment-N-Y-s-program-to-keep-sex-offenders-off-the-streets-is-the-most-expensive-in-the-nation
Lawrence Taylor will Register as a Sex Offender, January 14, 2011:
http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/professional/lawrence-taylor-will-register-as-a-sex-offender
Some Teens May have to Register Online as Sex Offenders (WY), January 14, 2011:
http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2011/01/14/news/01top_01-14-11.txt
Will Texas Be Safe for Romeos and Juliets? January 14, 2011:
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A1134885
Judge Jack Weinstein was in the news again yesterday for his stance against child porn mandatory minimums, this time in the case of Peter Polizzi, January 14, 2011:
http://sentencespeak.blogspot.com/2011/01/good-and-mad-reading-for-weekend.html
Judge Defies Prosecutors on Pornography Sentence, January 13, 2011:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/14/nyregion/14weinstein.html?_r=2&partner=rss&emc=rss
Prayer Breakfast Marks Assembly’s Start (Virginia), January 13, 2011:
http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/prayer-breakfast-marks-assemblys-start
BSO Wants to Know Where Homeless Sex Offenders Live, Even if It’s on a Bench (FL), January 14, 2011:
http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/juice/2011/01/bso_homeless_sex_offenders_live_michele_miller_john_bukata.php
‘Misuse of Megan’s Law’ Cited in Lawsuit (CA), January 11, 2011:
http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/01/11/33197.htm
Sex Offender Challenges his Status, Saying the Cop Who Caught him Wasn’t a Minor (MD), January 11, 2011:
http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/01/11/33204.htm
Virginia Schools Study Proposal on Sex Abuse, January 10, 2011:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/09/AR2011010904385.html
A Place on the Sex-Offender Registry for a Crime That May Be Off the Books (Virginia), January 10, 2011:
It is often hard for sex offenders to find a place to live. But Mr. MacDonald, 54, says his case is particularly galling.
“I was charged with a crime that is not on the books anymore,” he said.
Mr. MacDonald’s crime was having oral sex, which is a violation of a Virginia law forbidding “crimes against nature.” Such statutes, which criminalize oral and anal sex, are also called sodomy laws.
The Supreme Court struck down Texas’s sodomy law in 2003 in Lawrence v. Texas, and most people understood that ruling to apply to the 12 other states, including Virginia, that still had sodomy laws on their books.
Among those people was Virginia’s attorney general, Jerry W. Kilgore. In an interview with The Washington Post the day the Lawrence decision was issued, the paper said, Mr. Kilgore “expressed disappointment with the ruling, which he said invalidates a state statute banning oral and anal sex between consenting gay and heterosexual couples.”
Last month, Mr. MacDonald’s lawyers asked the United States Supreme Court to hear his case and decide whether the Virginia law still stands after Lawrence.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/us/11bar.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
(This reporter states the age of consent in Virginia incorrectly. We have sent him an e-mail with the correct age of consent for Virginia)
Neighborhood Learns How to Live with Sex Offender (AZ), January 10, 2011:
When Morris found out the flyer was posted on the door of the store, he tore it down, Dunham said. That made one employee so angry that she copied the flyer and hung them in all of the store’s windows as well as on the door. That prompted another call to the police, who asked the owner to remove all of the copies except the one in the door because posting multiple copies on the same building could be considered harassment.
http://www.eacourier.com/articles/2011/01/10/news/doc4d27ae26677f0242695040.txt
Chemical Castration Available, Unapplied (LA), January 10, 2011:
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/latest/113180829.html
E-mail Addresses of Registered Sex Offenders Now Harder to Find, January 9, 2011:
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_17046787
Editorial: Reworking Sex Registry, January 8, 2011:
http://www.bangordailynews.com/story/Opinion/Reworking-Sex-Registry,163409
Saving Money, Saving Lives, January 7, 2011:
By Newt Gingrich and Pat Nolan
With nearly all 50 states facing budget deficits, it’s time to end business as usual in state capitols and for legislators to think and act with courage and creativity.
We urge conservative legislators to lead the way in addressing an issue often considered off-limits to reform: prisons. Several states have recently shown that they can save on costs without compromising public safety by intelligently reducing their prison populations.
We joined with other conservative leaders last month to announce the Right on Crime Campaign, a national movement urging states to make sensible and proven reforms to our criminal justice system – policies that will cut prison costs while keeping the public safe.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/06/AR2011010606006.html
PC Commissioners Debate Effectiveness Of Sex Offender Restrictions, (FL) January 6, 2011:
http://www.panhandleparade.com/index.php/mbb/article/pc_commissioners_debate_effectiveness_of_sex_offender_restrictions/mbb7727591/#ixzz1AMOW38jJ
Applause From Jury Pool Leads to Mistrial, (NY) January 6, 2011:
The civil confinement trial for a local sex offender ended in a strange way Wednesday.
Supreme Court Justice David Krogmann declared a mistrial because some prospective jurors began applauding when one of their group expressed an opinion that all sex offenders should be imprisoned for life.
http://poststar.com/news/local/article_46785384-19dc-11e0-b640-001cc4c03286.html
AG Holder Convenes Cabinet-Level Officials for Reentry Council, January 6, 2011:
http://www.nationalreentryresourcecenter.org/announcements/inaugural-reentry-council-meeting
CNN Video: 5200 Pentagon Employees Purchased Child Pornography! (Why Is This Not A Bigger Story?) January 6, 2011:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7qTBkA8X_E&feature=player_embedded
Sex Offender Audits Double in 2010, January 6, 2011:
SAN DIEGO — A regional task force more than doubled the number of sex offenders it contacted in 2010, according to a report released Thursday.
The county’s Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement Task Force audited 2,062 sex offenders last year, up from 960 in 2009.
That’s nearly half of the county’s 4,400 sex offenders who are required by law to register their addresses regularly with local police.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jan/06/sex-offender-audits-double-2010/#
Punishing Sex Criminals: A Conversation with the Author of Chelsea’s Law, January 5, 2011:
http://kalwnews.org/audio/2011/01/05/punishing-sex-criminals-conversation-author-chelseas-law_775083.html
Man Exonerated in ’79 Dallas Rape Case Says, ‘It’s a Joy to be Free Again’ January 5, 2011:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-exoneration_05met.ART.State.Edition1.148a91b.html
Michael Vick: Symbol of the Second Chance, January 4, 2011:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/03/AR2011010303883.html
Teen Girl Charged with Posting Nude Photos on Internet, January 3, 2011:
http://www.9news.com/news/world/article.aspx?storyid=173289&catid=347
RI State Police get Grant, if Assembly Alters Sex-Offender Law, January 3, 2011:
On the final day of 2010, the state police received a $203,000 grant that allows the authorities to change the way the state registers sex offenders and notifies the community about where they are living.
The grant is part of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, named after a boy who was abducted and killed by a serial sex offender in Florida.
But first, the state General Assembly needs to pass legislation that will allow the Adam Walsh Act to take hold in Rhode Island. Top law enforcement officials are hopeful that passage comes this year.
http://newsblog.projo.com/2011/01/risp-grant-to-alter-sex-offend.html
Where to cut? (TX) January 3, 2011:
http://www.kens5.com/news/Where-to-cut-State-lawmakers-target-government-workers-teachers-112831459.html
Lawmakers Brace for Sex Offender Bills (ME), January 3, 2011:
http://www.kjonline.com/news/lawmakers-brace-for-sex-offender-bills_2011-01-02.html
New Prison Empty … for Now (Virginia) January 2, 2011:
Because of a drop in the number of inmates statewide and a reduced budget to incarcerate them, Grayson County’s brand-new, $105 million facility is vacant and may stay that way for a while.
http://www.roanoke.com/272507
YMCAs Begin to Screen for Sex Offenders (MA), January 2, 2011:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/01/02/ymcas_begin_to_screen_for_sex_offenders/
New Va Corrections Chief Views Job as his Ministry, January 2, 2011:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2011/01/new-va-corrections-chief-views-job-his-ministry
Sex Offenders: Some May be Taken Off Registration List (TX), January 1, 2011:
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/jan/01/some-may-be-taken-off-registration-list/
Sex Offenders: Keeping Track of them in Abilene (TX), January 1, 2011:
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/jan/01/keeping-track-of-offenders/
