Please see the link below, this is PDF of an analysis of the impact of SORN. It is quite lengthy but it is so very worth the read. Abstract: Sex offender registration and notification (SORN) laws were implemented to protect communities…
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Encouraging responsible news coverage
Check out this article from one reporter calling on his colleagues to step up their game and do actual fair and balanced reporting instead of encouraging hype and hysteria. http://www.lifeonlist.org/why-reporters-should-stop-using-predator/
The courts are starting to catch up…
Back in July, the PA supreme court ruled that retroactive application of individuals sentenced before SORNA was applied is unconstitutional. Finally, the court’s are catching on with what the data and those who are familiar with constitutional law have been…
Amazon Smile
This Father’s Day, please remember WAR when shopping for dad on Amazon! You can do this through Amazon Smile. Happy Father’s Day!
Help for those with a record
With the United States holding 25% of the world’s prison population, more organizations such as the below should exist. Especially since every department that plays a part in the DOJ system doesn’t seem to think that leading in this area…
What does the National Center for Exonerations data show?
Take a look for yourself in the link at the bottom of the page. This is from the National Registry of Exonerations. Please note which charge has the highest percentage of perjury/false accusation and the 2nd highest percentage of official…
Where laziness and carelessness are allowed to roam
Once noticed, it’s hard to ignore. It’s like becoming well acquainted with a language and trying to avoid reading a single word when staring at the interior of a book. This becomes all the more blantant and frusturating as it…
Youth Act in D.C. gives all but juvenile registrants a break
In the D.C. judicial system, there is a second chance act that is designed to give those juveniles who have been accused of committing non-sexual crimes a second chance. Or third. Or fourth. Or fifth. When granted by a judge,…