States Balk at Tighter Sex-Offender Rules, June 30, 2011:
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/sexoffender63011/sexoffender63011/
(July 27, 2011 Adam Walsh Act implementation deadline)
Registry of Freed Killers Proposed for Illinois, June 30, 2011:
Legislation to list murderers for 10 years after their release goes to Quinn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-murder-registry-20110630,0,1957021.story
(Great comments by Wayne Logan and Jill Levenson)
Is Pornography Driving Men Crazy? June 30, 2011:
http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/30/is-pornography-driving-men-crazy/
The Yearbook Is Not Just Child Pornography; It’s Also Evidence of a Sex Crime, June 30, 2011:
http://reason.com/blog/2011/06/30/the-yearbook-is-not-just-child
Sex Offender Registration for Sex Workers Ends in Louisiana, June 29, 2011:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jordan-flaherty/louisiana-prostitution-_b_887317.html
Part 2- Inside Rick Santorum-Linked Universal Health Services Facility: Herpes, Porn and Drug Dealing, June 28, 2011:
The Pines Residential Treatment Center in Portsmouth, Virginia
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/28/rick-santorum-uhs-facility_n_885010.html
Part 1- Rick Santorum And Universal Health Services: Presidential Hopeful Serves On Board of Hospital Chain Being Sued By DOJ
The Pines Residential Treatment Center in Portsmouth, Virginia
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/07/rick-santorum-universal-health-services_n_872803.html
(Privatization of treatment facilities is always about money, not about treatment. The V.C.B.R should NOT be privatized!)
W.Va. State Police Sweeps Target Sex Offenders’ Compliance with Reporting Requirements, June 27, 2011:
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/e0c8389409ed41e390cbc2361072ef29/WV–Sex-Offenders/
Justices Sideline Young Sex Offender’s Appeal, June 27, 2011:
http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/06/27/37716.htm
GOP’s Edge for 2011 Va. Elections? It has Candidates. June 27, 2011:
http://hamptonroads.com/2011/06/gops-edge-2011-va-elections-it-has-candidates
TimesDispatch.com to Begin New Facebook Comment Policy (Virginia), June 26, 2011:
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/local-news/2011/jun/26/tdmet01-timesdispatchcom-to-begin-new-facebook-com-ar-1133561/
(See Bulletin Board Posting # 353)
Millions Spent on Sex Offender Rehabilitation, But No One Has Been Rehabilitated, June 26, 2011:
Despite spending $386.9 million since 2005 alone, the number of Minnesota Sex Offender Program patients successfully rehabilitated — permanently released back into the community — is zero.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/202778/
Do We Really Want Sex Offenders to Live Like Wild Animals? June 25, 2011:
Residency restrictions force some to live under bridges, in woods
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/columnists/fl-sex-offenders-mayocol-b062611-20110625,0,505666.column
(A Must Read!)
Tough New Sex Offender Law Goes into Effect July 1 (AL), June 25, 2011:
http://www.cullmantimes.com/local/x1277747145/Tough-new-sex-offender-law-goes-into-effect-July-1
(A “Travel Permit” will be required to be allowed away from their home for 3+ days and they are NOT on probation!)
‘Grooming’ on Trial: Science or Supposition? June 24, 2011:
http://www.austinchronicle.com/blogs/news/2011-06-24/grooming-on-trial-science-or-supposition/
Myths Of The Criminal Justice System: Part 3, June 24, 2011:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/24/myths-of-criminal-justice-part-three_n_883935.html
Proposed Law Would Bar Sex Offenders from Veterans Cemeteries (MS), June 24, 2011:
http://www.semissourian.com/story/1739345.html
Avella Pushes Legislation for Swifter Sex Offender Risk Assessment (NY), June 24, 2011:
Sex offenders may soon be assessed of their risk level in a more timely manner, thanks to legislation introduced by Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), which was passed by the Senate on Thursday by a vote of 60-1.
The bill requires that a sex offender’s “risk level” be assessed 20 days prior to sentencing or release from incarceration, rather than 45 days after sentencing as the law currently stands.
http://littleneck.patch.com/articles/avella-pushes-legislation-for-swifter-sex-offender-risk-assessment-2
American Faces Minimum 1 Year in Prison for Bringing Manga to Canada On His Laptop, June 24, 2011:
http://io9.com/5815306/american-faces-minimum-1-year-in-prison-for-bringing-manga-to-canada-on-his-laptop
Registered Sex Offender Prohibited from Visiting Wooded Areas (MD), June 24, 2011:
http://articles.herald-mail.com/2011-06-24/news/29701380_1_parole-and-probation-maryland-parole-commission-mandatory-supervision
Judge Says Prisoner’s Right to Fair Trial was Violated when Wrong Official Dismissed Jurors (NY), June 24, 2011:
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/06/judge_says_prisoners_right_to.html
Changes Coming to Michigan’s Sex Offender Registry, June 24, 2011:
In Michigan, the way sex offenders register with the state is changing.
In April, lawmakers passed the sex offender registration act. That means the thousands of sex offenders in Michigan must register again, and they have just three weeks to get it done.
http://www.wwmt.com/articles/michigan-1392582-sex-coming.html
Sex Offender Registration Update Expected to Create Long Lines at Police Departments Throughout Michigan, June 23, 2011:
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2011/06/long_lines_expected_at_law_enf.html
HUD Director Encourages Public Housing Authorities to Grant Access to People with Criminal Records, June 23, 2011:
http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2011/06/hud_director_en.html
Governor Haslam Signs Bill restricting Sex Offenders from Public Libraries (TN), June 23, 2011:
http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2011/06/23/governor-haslam-signs-bill-restricting-sex-offenders-from-public-libraries/
Maryland Announces Grants to Monitor Sex Offenders, June 23, 2011:
http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/22928
Virginia State Police Feeling the Stress from Lack of Troopers, June 22, 2011:
http://www2.tricities.com/news/2011/jun/22/virginia-state-police-feeling-stress-lack-troopers-ar-1124821/
Myths Of The Criminal Justice System: Part 2, June 22, 2011:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/22/myths-of-the-criminal-justice-system-part-two_n_881975.html
OH Foster Kids Could Face Sex Offender Registry-type Notification, June 22, 2011:
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/20776-1
Why are Judges Denied the Discretion of Saying, Who Goes on the Sex Offender Registry, but Prosecutors Have that Discretion? June 22, 2011:
http://congress-courts-legislation.blogspot.com/2011/06/why-are-judges-denied-discretion-of.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CongressCourtsAndNationalLegislationccl+%28Congress%2C+Courts+and+National+Legislation+%28CCL%29%29
Free to Search and Seize, June 22, 2011:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/opinion/23shipler.html?_r=2&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212
Texas Gov. Perry Signs Bill Making Teen Sexting a Misdemeanor, June 21, 2011:
http://lincolntribune.com/?p=14592
Sex Offender Allowed Back at LMC, June 21, 2011:
Student had been suspended last year by college
http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2011-06-21/news/29688217_1_student-appeals-committee-three-students-aclu
Sex Offenders Lived in Fort Lauderdale Motel; City Law Left Few Other Options, June 21, 2011:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/fl-broward-sex-offender-cluster-20110621,0,7527580.story
Op Ed: Restrictions on Sex Offenders Lack Sense, Common and Otherwise June 21, 2011:
http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2011/06/offender.html
When “Child Porn” Isn’t, And The Woman Who Insisted We Differentiate, June 20, 2011:
http://freerangekids.wordpress.com/2011/06/20/when-child-porn-isnt-and-the-woman-who-insisted-we-differentiate/
(The passing of advocate Mary Duval)
Supreme Court Ruling on Sex Offender’s Custody Offers Hint to Future Health Care Hearing, June 20, 2011:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/20/supreme-court-ruling-on-sex-offenders-custody-offers-hint-to-future-health-care/
Wayne County Family Posts Sex Offender Warning Signs After Claiming Neighbor Attacked their Child (OH), June 20, 2011:
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/money/consumer/troubleshooter/wayne-county-family-posts-sex-offender-warning-signs-after-claiming-neighbor-attacked-their-child
Myths Of The Criminal Justice System: Part 1, June 20, 2011:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/20/myths-of-the-criminal-justice-system_n_879768.html
Sheriff’s Office Mulls Charging Sex Offenders to Register (OH), June 20, 2011:
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20110620/NEWS01/106200304/Sheriff-s-office-mulls-charging-sex-offenders-register
Is One of Your Facebook Friends a Sex Offender? June 20, 2011:
HD Publishing Group, America’s first online people search, has launch FriendChecker, the missing piece in social networking. Anti-virus software protects against the unknown threat, and FriendChecker provides the equivalent solution for social networking. FriendChecker regularly compares your friend list with millions of criminal and sexual predator records.
Jerry M. Klein, CEO of HD Publishing Group said,”We have developed a unique patent-pending, totally anonymous process that solves the problem, and no one will know you are checking. FriendChecker notifies the user if a friend is a match with known criminals or sexual predators and provides additional background details on demand. The automated process is a simple two-click implementation and conducts continued surveillance of the user’s friends in the background, similar to anti-virus software.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/06/20/prweb8578833.DTL
Wait Lists Make Parole Hearings Elusive for State’s Sex Offenders (NE), June 20, 2011:
http://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/article_c9dadf33-4d29-5162-8daa-9f8d705b384d.html
Prisons Losing Crowding Battle, June 19, 2011:
In the past couple of years, sex offenders have supplanted drug dealers and drug users as the largest group in Nebraska prisons.
http://www.omaha.com/article/20110619/NEWS01/706199939
Sex Crime Rates: Perception Versus Reality, June 18, 2011:
http://uspolitics.einnews.com/247pr/219377
Improving Public Safety Through Prisoner Re-entry Programs (Virginia), June 17, 2011:
http://www.riponsociety.org/112bm.htm
Governor Jindal Signs Bill Criminalizing Use of Social Networking Sites by Sex Offenders (LA), June 16, 2011:
http://www.bossierpress.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3571:here-and-there-for-06-16-11&catid=13:here-and-there&Itemid=152
Ill. High Court Limits Taking Prisoners’ Savings, June 16, 2011:
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_6b0de469-31d9-50d0-b9f4-caf1c2098b42.html
Collateral Damage, June 15, 2011:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/06/15/an_innocent_priest_dies_of_a_broken_heart/?camp=misc:on:twit:rtbutton
Sexting and Teens: Safe Sex or Child Porn? (Virginia) June 15, 2011:
Sexting is a growing trend among teens who may not realize the implications
http://www.wtkr.com/news/dp-nws-sexting-20110615,0,6043947.story
Violent Posts on Social Media Profile Determined to be Threats (Virginia), June 15, 2011:
http://blog.internetcases.com/2011/06/15/violent-posts-on-social-media-profiles-determined-to-be-threats/
Perverted Justice: Sex Offender Laws Represent the Triumph of Outrage Over Reason, June 14, 2011:
American policies regarding sex offenders mark them as a special category of criminals for whom no stigma is too crippling, no regulations are too restrictive, and no penalty is too severe. This attitude, driven by fear and outrage, is fundamentally irrational, and so are its results, which make little sense in terms of justice or public safety. Like the lustful predators of their nightmares, Americans pondering the right way to deal with sex offenders seem captive to their passions.
http://reason.com/archives/2011/06/14/perverted-justice
Sex Survey Riles Middle School (MA), June 14, 2011:
Issue of consent at forefront
http://www.telegram.com/article/20110614/NEWS/106149930/-1/NEWS05
‘Hannity’: Mark Foley Breaks His Silence
Video Part 1:
http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/hannity/index.html#/v/985871608001/mark-foley-breaks-his-silence-part-1/?playlist_id=86924
Video Part 2:
http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/hannity/index.html#/v/985850513001/mark-foley-breaks-his-silence-part-2/?playlist_id=86924
Full Transcript:
http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/hannity/print/transcript/hannity-mark-foley-breaks-his-silence#ixzz1P6PmtETA
(Congressman Mark Foley wrote the Adam Walsh Act and was Chairman of Missing Exploited Children’s Caucus. He refers to all sex offenders as ‘animals’. Yet, he was sexually explicitly texting and emailing young boys and yet he is NOT a registered Sex Offender)
Teens Face More Consequences from Sexting than Congressmen Do, June 13, 2011:
http://jjie.org/teens-face-more-consequences-from-sexting-than-congressmen-do/16537
F.B.I. Agents get Leeway to Push Privacy Bounds, June 13, 2011:
New powers raise ‘potential for abuse,’ says former agent who is now ACLU lawyer
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43376181/ns/us_news-the_new_york_times
Trouble From the Start with Walsh Act, June 12, 2011:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/2011/06/trouble-start-walsh-act
Region Resists Fed Sex Offender Rules (DC), June 12, 2011:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/2011/06/region-resists-fed-sex-offender-rules
Senate Passes Bill Restricting Housing Options for Convicted Sex Offenders (NJ), June 12, 2011:
http://uspolitics.einnews.com/247pr/218380
‘Hannity’: Mark Foley on Anthony Weiner
Video Part 1:
http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/hannity/index.html#/v/985887060001/mark-foley-on-political-scandal-rep-weiner-part-1/?playlist_id=86924
Video Part 2:
http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/hannity/index.html#/v/985830116001/mark-foley-on-political-scandal-rep-weiner-part-2/?playlist_id=86924\
Opinion: Hypocritical Weiner Must Step Down, June 12, 2011:
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/know-107472-neglect-year.html
Anthony Weiner Contact with 17-year-old: Will it Sink his Career? June 11, 2011:
Asked about the ages of the women with whom he traded messages, Weiner responded that “they are all adults. At least to the best of my knowledge, they were all adults and they were engaging in these conversations consensually.”
Pressed on the point, he conceded that “all I know is what they publish about themselves in social media. Someone could have been fibbing about it. And that’s a risk.”
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/anthony-weiner-contact-17-year-old-will-it-sink-his-career
Weiner to Seek Treatment Amid Growing Pressure to Resign, June 11, 2011:
He said he communicated with women through Facebook, Twitter, e-mail and, occasionally, on the phone.
“I don’t know the exact ages of the women … at least to the best of my knowledge, they were all adults, and they were engaging in conversations consensually,” Weiner said Monday. “All I know is what they published about themselves in social media.”
Weiner also said he never met any of the women in person.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/06/11/weiner.scandal/
Weiner Tweets A Teen; Family ‘Angry’, June 11, 2011:
After the teen wrote on her Twitter profile that she wanted to be president one day, Weiner sent her a note saying, “How hip am I talking to a future president.” In another, he wrote: “Came back strong. Large. Tights and cape.”
If these came from a public figure who wasn’t simultaneously sexting numerous women and firing off pictures of his privates, the mention of “large,” “tights” and “cape” would be innocuous. But coming from Weiner, it sounds a bit icky—especially considering he had already used the “tights and cape” line with his Las Vegas sexting partner, Lisa Weiss.
http://blogs.forbes.com/kiriblakeley/2011/06/11/weiner-tweets-a-teen-family-angry/
Exclusive: Delaware Police Looking to Confirm Weiner Sent No Inappropriate Messages to Teen Girl, June 11, 2011:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/11/exclusive-delaware-police-looking-for-direct-messages-between-weiner-teen-girl/
Weiner Says Online Contact with Teen Not Indecent, June 11, 2011:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-06-11-anthony-weiner_n.htm
Police Investigate Contact Between Rep. Weiner and Delaware Teen, June 11, 2011:
http://channel6newsonline.com/2011/06/police-investigate-contact-between-rep-weiner-and-delaware-teen/
Cops Investigate Weiner’s Tweets to Girl, 17, June 11, 2011:
http://www.newser.com/story/120768/anthony-weiner-messaged-teen-girl-cops-investigating.html
False Abuse Charges Ultimately Hurt Victims Even More, June 11, 2011:
http://www.topsecretwriters.com/2011/06/false-abuse-charges-ultimately-hurt-victims-even-more/
Real Estate Values -v- Registered Sex Offenders: Are Home Sale Prices Affected by Registrants? June 10, 2011:
http://congress-courts-legislation.blogspot.com/2011/06/real-estate-values-v-registered-sex.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CongressCourtsAndNationalLegislationccl+%28Congress%2C+Courts+and+National+Legislation+%28CCL%29%29
MTV Cancels US Skins Drama Due to Low Ratings, June 10, 2011:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/13727029
Opinion: If Weiner is ‘Deviant’ then Maybe We All Are, June 9, 2011:
• Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who fathered a love child with the maid while married
• Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards who fathered a love child with a videographer while married
• Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who hired prostitutes
• Louisiana Sen. David Vitter, who hired prostitutes
• South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford ,who had an extramarital affair with an Argentinean girlfriend
• Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey, who had an extramarital affair with an Israeli boyfriend
• Former Nevada Sen. John Ensign, who had an extramarital affair with a staffer’s wife
• Former New York Rep. Chris Lee, who trolled for girls on Craigslist and sent shirtless muscle pics while married
• Former Florida Rep. Mark Foley, who sent instant messages to teenage boys working as congressional pages
http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/09/cain.weiner.scandal/index.html?iref=allsearch
Tenn. Law Bans Posting Images that “Cause Emotional Distress”, June 9, 2011:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/06/tenn-law-bans-posting-images-that-cause-emotional-distress.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
Ban on Facebook, Social Networking Sites for Certain Sex Offenders Headed to Jindal’s Desk (LA), June 9, 2011:
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/9e11906822f6420ba458e595dbe2527e/LA-XGR–Sex-Offenders-Facebook/
Justices: Kids’ Sex was Not a Crime (OH), June 9, 2011:
Intercourse between boys ages 11 and 12 was consensual
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/06/09/justices-kids-sex-was-not-a-crime.html?sid=101
Psychic Fiasco: Texas Mass Murder Raid a Hoax, June 9, 2011:
http://news.discovery.com/human/psychic-fiasco-texas-mass-murder-raid-a-hoax-110609.html
Two Potsdam Women Accused of Threatening to Accuse Man of Rape if he Didn’t Give Them a Car (NY), June 8, 2011:
http://northcountrynow.com/news/two-potsdam-women-accused-threatening-accuse-man-rape-if-he-didnt-give-them-car-030366
‘Statutory Rape’ Law Unconstitutional When Applied to Sexual Conduct Between Two Children Under Age 13 (OH), June 8, 2011:
http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0608/100240.asp
The U.N. Declares Internet Access a Human Right, June 6, 2011:
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2011/06/united-nations-wikileaks-internet-human-rights/38526/
(For all the states that ban RSO’s both on probation and not on probation from having Internet access or even owning a computer, those RSO’s should challenge those restrictions based on this report)
Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Sex Offender Law (AR), June 6, 2011:
http://arkansasnews.com/2011/06/06/court-rejects-constitutional-challenge-to-sex-offender-law/
Pornography Sentence Unconstitutionally Cruel, Judge Rules, June 6, 2011:
http://forensicpsychologist.blogspot.com/2011/06/pornography-sentence-unconstitutionally.html
Editorial: Alternatives for Worst Offenders (Virginia), June 6, 2011:
http://hamptonroads.com/2011/06/alternatives-worst-offenders
Sex Offender Program is Running Out of Room (Virginia), June 5, 2011:
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/news/2011/jun/05/tdmain01-sex-offender-program-is-running-out-of-ro-ar-1086043/
Down to the Wire, June 4, 2011:
As the deadline approaches to comply with federal rules on sex offenders, some states are saying “no thanks.”
http://www.ncsl.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=j9v-XfmR8Wg=&tabid=23041
Wrestler Works to Pin his Past, Find a Place on Olympic Team, June 4, 2011:
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20110605/NEWS03/106050338/-1/GETPUBLISHED03SCRIPTS/Keeler-Wrestler-works-pin-his-past-find-place-Olympic-team
UN Report On Human Rights Condemns Three Strikes As Civil Rights Violation, June 3, 2011:
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110603/04225614545/un-report-human-rights-condemns-three-strikes-as-civil-rights-violation.shtml
N.C. Faces Deadline to Comply with Federal Sex Offender Law, June 3, 2011:
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20110603/ARTICLES/110609889/1177?Title=N-C-faces-deadline-to-comply-with-federal-sex-offender-law
‘Sexting’ Bill Among 14 to Become Law (NV), June 3, 2011:
http://www.lvrj.com/news/-sexting-bill-among-14-to-become-law-123144488.html?ref=488
Maine House Rejects Animal Abuse Registry Proposal, June 3, 2011:
http://www.mpbn.net/News/MaineNewsArchive/tabid/181/ctl/ViewItem/mid/3475/ItemId/16640/Default.aspx
Rihanna Shoots Sex Attacker in ‘Man Down’ Video, June 2, 2011:
http://www.popeater.com/2011/06/02/rihanna-man-down-video/
House Committee Releases Juvenile Sex Offender Bill (DE), June 1, 2011:
The State House Judiciary Committee has released a bill giving family court judges discretion in classifying kids who commit sex crimes as sex offenders.
http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=35072
Small Wisconsin City of Niagara Won’t let Husband Live with Wife, June 1, 2011:
Couple alleges misuse of sex offender rules
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/122996748.html
At Large with Tom Williams: Zero Tolerance – and Missing the Circle, June 1, 2011:
http://www.shorenewstoday.com/snt/news/index.php/ocean-city-mainmenu/ocean-city-general-news/11956-at-large-with-tom-williams-g-zero-tolerance–and-missing-the-circle-.html
