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*[http://nationalrsol.org/blog/2016/06/14/another-inflated-false-sex-offender-industry-related-statistic/ Another inflated, false, sex offender industry-related statistic]
*[https://filtermag.org/sex-offender-registry-harm-reduction/ Sex Offender Registry Reform Is a Harm Reduction Issue]
::We should be used to them by now. The most infamous, of course, is the “frightening and high” recidivism risk assigned to those on the registry every time a politician opens his mouth to justify a new law or restriction…<br>(Sandy, [[RSOL]], US, June 14, 2016)<!-- Added 6-15-16 -->  
::In the United States, anyone convicted of a sex offense is punished with two criminal sentences. The first is the one they serve in prison. The second begins when the first ends, and they are forced to enroll in a Sex Offender Registry (SOR).<br> (Tony Vick, Filter, September 7, 2023) <!-- Added 9-8-23-->


*[https://psmag.com/whats-the-real-rate-of-sex-crime-recidivism-a56030c56443#.uwn004lxq What’s the Real Rate of Sex-Crime Recidivism?]
*[https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/3/1/23620414/supreme-court-myths-sex-offender-registries-column-jacob-sullum How the Supreme Court has promoted myths about sex offender registries]
::One sentence in a 1986 mass-market magazine continues to sway court cases involving sex offenders.<br>(Steven Yoder, Pacific Standard, US, May 27, 2016)<!-- Added 5-31-16 -->
::This Sunday, March 5, marks the 20th anniversary of Smith v. Doe, a U.S. Supreme Court decision that approved retroactive application of Alaska’s sex offender registry, deeming it preventive rather than punitive. That ruling helped propagate several pernicious myths underlying a policy that every state has adopted without regard to its justice or effectiveness.<br> ( Jacob Sullum, The Chicago Sun Times, March 1, 2023) <!-- Added 8-28-23-->


*[https://www.inverse.com/article/16109-the-war-on-sex-offenders-is-the-new-war-on-drugs-which-means-it-s-about-race The War on Sex Offenders Is the New War on Drugs, Which Means It's About Race]
*[https://www.cullmantribune.com/2023/05/11/cullman-county-man-sentenced-to-75-years-for-failure-to-register-as-sex-offender/ Cullman County man sentenced to 75 years for failure to register as sex offender]
::More than 750,000 Americans are currently registered as sex offenders. That is a fact. But that is just about the only hard fact when it comes to sex offenders, a group that social scientists struggle to secure funding to study and that communities react to with predictable opprobrium.<br>(Sarah Sloat, Inverse, US, May 25, 2016)<!-- Added 5-11-16 -->
::CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman County Circuit Court Judge Greg Nicholas on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, sentenced David Lee Moore, of Hanceville, to 75 years in prison. The sentence stems from Moore’s March 1 conviction for failing to register as a sex offender with the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office in violation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.<br>(Staff Reports, Cullman Tribune, May 11, 2023) <!-- Added 5-13-23-->  


*[http://nationalrsol.org/blog/2016/05/11/halloween-thanksgiving-christmas-no-sex-offenders-allowed/ Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas — no sex offenders allowed]
*[https://reason.com/2023/03/01/how-scotus-promoted-pernicious-myths-about-sex-offender-registries/ How SCOTUS Promoted Pernicious Myths About Sex Offender Registries]
::Florida kicked off the [[Halloween]] season early and made some inroads into Thanksgiving and Christmas also. They approved changes in the language of the law that addresses where those designated as sexual offenders and sexual predators may not go and what decorations they cannot display.<br>(Sandy, [[RSOL]], US, May 11, 2016)<!-- Added 5-11-16 -->
::Twenty years ago, the justices deemed registration nonpunitive, accepting unsubstantiated assumptions about its benefits and blithely dismissing its costs.<br>( Jacob Sullum, Reason.com, March 1, 2023) <!-- Added 3-1-23-->  


*[http://www.wvgazettemail.com/opinion-op-ed-commentaries/20160420/sandy-rozek-how-can-a-sex-offender-be-rehabilitated-if-following-the-rules-does-not-count-gazette Sandy Rozek: How can a sex offender be rehabilitated if following the rules does not count?]
*[https://www.yourconroenews.com/neighborhood/moco/news/article/Shenandoah-won-t-make-exception-to-sex-offender-or-17610363.php Shenandoah denies request in sex offender ordinance to allow end-of-life care at relative's home]
::West Virginia lawmakers, upon discovering that a young man working as a legislative intern was on the sex offender registry, promptly fired him and are now revising the hiring process to prevent a registrant from being hired in the future. <br>(Sandy Rozek, Gazette-Mail, US, April 20, 2016)<!-- Added 4-22-16 -->
::An elderly bed-ridden (79-year-old) registered sex offender will not be allowed to move in with relatives in a Montgomery County home for end-of-life care after Shenandoah city leaders declined to amend an ordinance that restricts residency.<br> (Catherine Dominguez, The Courier, November 25, 2022  ) <!-- Added November 28, 2022 -->


*[http://www.semissourian.com/story/2296311.html Sex-offender status poses a housing challenge for ill Army veteran]
[[File:191023114417-sex-offenders-sue-sheriff-halloween-sign-trnd.jpg|right|200 px|link=https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/30/us/halloween-sex-offenders-cec/index.html]]
::Army veteran Paul King struggles to find a place to call home. Shackled with poor health and a sexual-abuse conviction, King has seen his life deteriorate. <br>(Mark Bliss, Southeast Missourian, US, April 17, 2016)<!-- Added 4-18-16 -->
*[https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/30/us/halloween-sex-offenders-cec/index.html On Halloween, some states take extra safety measures to keep sex offenders away from kids]
::As people stock up on Halloween candy, some cities and states are imposing extra measures to make sure sex offenders don’t answer when little ghouls and goblins knock on their doors.<br> (Faith Karimi, CNN, October 30, 2022  ) <!-- Added October 30, 2022 -->  


*[http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/04/08/dont-just-get-kids-off-the-sex-offender-registry-abolish-it/ Don’t Just Get Kids Off the Sex Offender Registry. Abolish It]
*[https://www.thecabin.net/news/fcso-warns-parents-against-trick-or-treating-certain-addresses/article_76a7edec-59b6-5173-bab3-3990f51ec96d.html FCSO warns parents against trick-or-treating certain addresses]
::Recently the New Yorker published a major article about juvenile “sex offenders.” The story, by staff writer Sarah Stillman, is far ranging, moving and important. Stillman writes about many young people who were caught doing anything from playing doctor to sexually coercing another person (usually another child). Convicted for sex crimes, some of these youth are incarcerated and subject to lifelong sex offender registration—a kind of social death sentence.<br>([[Judith Levine]] – Erica Meiners, CounterPunch US, April 8, 2016)<!-- Added 4-9-16 -->
::The Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office is placing door hangers on the doors of sex offenders warning “No Trick-or-Treat at this Address.”<br> (LOG CABIN DEMOCRAT, October 25, 2022  ) <!-- Added October 27, 2022 -->
*[https://news.yahoo.com/experts-say-sex-offender-registries-dont-work-can-they-be-fixed-215957631.html Experts say sex offender registries don't work. Can they be fixed?]
::The vast majority of Americans believe sex offender registries make their communities safer, according to polls. A growing body of research, however, suggests otherwise. A long list of studies using decades of data have found no significant evidence that registries prevent sex crimes. Some even indicate that the laws imposed on sex offenders may make them more likely to commit crimes in the future.<br> (Mike Bebernes, Yahoo News, March 24, 2022 ) <!-- Added 3-25-22-->  


*[http://www.aclu-il.org/aclu-of-illinois-eff-ask-state-supreme-to-strike-down-limits-on-free-speech-in-cumbersome-sex-offender-laws/ ACLU of Illinois, EFF ask state supreme to strike down limits on free speech in cumbersome sex offender laws]
[[Image:Eo-scale of justice.gif|200px|right|link=Another Law Based on Fear and Lies]]
::The ACLU of Illinois, joined by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, today asked the state supreme court to strike down the “incredibly broad scope” of limitations contained in the state’s sex offender registry laws. <br>(Staff writer, [[ACLU]], US, April 7, 2016)<!-- Added 4-7-16 -->
*[[Another Law Based on Fear and Lies]]
 
::Pennsylvania state Rep. Rob Matzie, D-Ambridge plans to introduce legislation within the next few weeks making it difficult for some of the states most vulnerable citizens, aging and ailing convicted sex offenders to enter long-term care facilities.<br> [[File:News icon.jpg]] Staff Writer, BoyWiki, January 16, 2022
*[http://nationalrsol.org/blog/2016/03/28/how-a-1986-psychology-today-article-continues-to-make-fools-of-supreme-court-justices/ How a 1986 Psychology Today article continues to make fools of Supreme Court justices]
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::Licensed Professional Counselor Robert Longo has been vocally opposed to public registries for convicted sexual offenders for years.<br> (Joshua Vaughn , [[RSOL]], US, March, 28, 2016)<!-- Added 3-28-16 -->
[[File:632px-Hansel-and-gretel.jpg|150px|right|link=The Gingerbread House Myth]]
 
*[[The Gingerbread House Myth]]
*[http://cumberlink.com/news/local/closer_look/when-facts-aren-t-facts-a-look-at-the-effectiveness/article_01b3ec77-053f-5a8f-8436-5cab0a2090c6.html When facts aren't facts: A look at the effectiveness of sexual offender registries]
::With [[Halloween]] again approaching, police around the country are again trying to protect Hansel and Gretel from the Wicked Old Witch known as, "the sex offender". <br> [[File:News icon.jpg]] Staff Writer, BoyWiki, October 17, 2021
::The passages of sexual offender registries have grabbed headlines as steps toward public safety against unchanging “predators” who are being released back into society.The registry laws themselves have cost billions of dollars and generally are passed with overwhelming support. But do they work? (Joshua Vaughn, The Sentinel, US, March, 26, 2016)<!-- Added 3-27-16 -->
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[[File:Florida state flag.png|right|150px|link=https://thecrimereport.org/2022/01/27/is-profit-driving-floridas-sex-offense-registry/]]
*[http://wiat.com/2016/03/04/alabama-lawmaker-introduces-sex-offender-castration-bill/ AL: Lawmaker introduces sex offender castration bill]
*[https://thecrimereport.org/2022/01/27/is-profit-driving-floridas-sex-offense-registry/ Is Profit Driving Florida’s Sex Offense Registry?]
::An Alabama lawmaker has a plan to permanently and physically punish someone convicted of certain sex offenses against children. The bill, known as HB 365, would make sex offenders have to get surgically castrated before they leave prison. (Matt Fernandez, WIAT.com, US, March, 4, 2016)<!-- Added 3-6-16 -->
::In 2019, I was falsely accused of a petty theft in Broward County, Florida, despite living over 1,100 miles from the alleged offense and having no transportation.<br> (Derek W. Logue, The Crime Report, US, January 27, 2022 ) <!-- Added 1-28-22-->
*[https://www.legalreader.com/is-the-sex-offender-registry-fair/ Is the Sex Offender Registry Fair?]
::Failure to Register, in most states, is a serious felony, punishable by jail or prison time.<br> (Nicole Blank Becker, The Legal Reader, US, January 11, 2022 ) <!-- Added 1-12-22-->  


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RSOL News

In the United States, anyone convicted of a sex offense is punished with two criminal sentences. The first is the one they serve in prison. The second begins when the first ends, and they are forced to enroll in a Sex Offender Registry (SOR).
(Tony Vick, Filter, September 7, 2023)
This Sunday, March 5, marks the 20th anniversary of Smith v. Doe, a U.S. Supreme Court decision that approved retroactive application of Alaska’s sex offender registry, deeming it preventive rather than punitive. That ruling helped propagate several pernicious myths underlying a policy that every state has adopted without regard to its justice or effectiveness.
( Jacob Sullum, The Chicago Sun Times, March 1, 2023)
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman County Circuit Court Judge Greg Nicholas on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, sentenced David Lee Moore, of Hanceville, to 75 years in prison. The sentence stems from Moore’s March 1 conviction for failing to register as a sex offender with the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office in violation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
(Staff Reports, Cullman Tribune, May 11, 2023)
Twenty years ago, the justices deemed registration nonpunitive, accepting unsubstantiated assumptions about its benefits and blithely dismissing its costs.
( Jacob Sullum, Reason.com, March 1, 2023)
An elderly bed-ridden (79-year-old) registered sex offender will not be allowed to move in with relatives in a Montgomery County home for end-of-life care after Shenandoah city leaders declined to amend an ordinance that restricts residency.
(Catherine Dominguez, The Courier, November 25, 2022 )
As people stock up on Halloween candy, some cities and states are imposing extra measures to make sure sex offenders don’t answer when little ghouls and goblins knock on their doors.
(Faith Karimi, CNN, October 30, 2022 )
The Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office is placing door hangers on the doors of sex offenders warning “No Trick-or-Treat at this Address.”
(LOG CABIN DEMOCRAT, October 25, 2022 )
The vast majority of Americans believe sex offender registries make their communities safer, according to polls. A growing body of research, however, suggests otherwise. A long list of studies using decades of data have found no significant evidence that registries prevent sex crimes. Some even indicate that the laws imposed on sex offenders may make them more likely to commit crimes in the future.
(Mike Bebernes, Yahoo News, March 24, 2022 )
Pennsylvania state Rep. Rob Matzie, D-Ambridge plans to introduce legislation within the next few weeks making it difficult for some of the states most vulnerable citizens, aging and ailing convicted sex offenders to enter long-term care facilities.
Staff Writer, BoyWiki, January 16, 2022
With Halloween again approaching, police around the country are again trying to protect Hansel and Gretel from the Wicked Old Witch known as, "the sex offender".
Staff Writer, BoyWiki, October 17, 2021
In 2019, I was falsely accused of a petty theft in Broward County, Florida, despite living over 1,100 miles from the alleged offense and having no transportation.
(Derek W. Logue, The Crime Report, US, January 27, 2022 )
Failure to Register, in most states, is a serious felony, punishable by jail or prison time.
(Nicole Blank Becker, The Legal Reader, US, January 11, 2022 )