By Larry . . . After years of legal wrangling, there has been a favorable decision in an important case in Tennessee. The case was initiated on November 8, 2016, along with a motion for a protective order. At that time the governor of Tennessee was named William Haslam, so he was the defendant in his official capacity along with the…
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By Nadia Lopez . . . A spike in coronavirus-related deaths at a state-run psychiatric hospital in Fresno County has angered and alarmed patients, who blame hospital staff for a massive outbreak that infected hundreds and killed more than a dozen patients over the past six months. One patient who spoke with The Bee said he struggled to bring attention to the…
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The past week has been eventful for the bills we have been tracking. The biggest change is House Bill 56 making it through the committee process and is now on the House Calendar awaiting final passage. Unfortunately, that bill made it past the House Judiciary Committee after the House Appropriation and Finance Committee referral was withdrawn. That is a sign…
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LJC has identified three major bills this legislative session. The most significant threat is in response to the media attention surrounding Jeffrey Epstein over the past 2 years. HB 56 – a major SORNA overhaul and human trafficking penalty increase, SB 310 – increasing the statute of limitations for certain sex crimes, and HB 73 – a comprehensive reform regarding…
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By Larry . . . This is a synopsis of a case which is extremely important and will potentially have impact beyond Indiana. None of the challengers would have been required to register if they: (1) had not moved out of Indiana and returned after 2006; or (2) had not moved into Indiana after 2006. It was in 2006 that the Indiana law…
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Legislative Update #2 This is our second Legislative Report for the 2021 legislative session. Due to the fact the first week of the session was largely cancelled due to potential violence, we did not send a report last week. As we stated in Update 1, this is a 60-day, which means there are no limitations on what legislators can propose.…
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By Kristan N. Russell and Shawn C. Marsh . . . Few crimes stimulate such visceral reactions and deep-seated fears as sexual offenses. Accordingly, societal responses to sexual offending such as registration and notification laws tend to be quite punitive and highly stigmatizing for the offender. Yet these social control practices are widely considered by the public to be essential for community safety. However,…
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By Sandy . . . The NARSOL and Vivante boards, for the past several years, have met the first or second weekend in January to analyze their programs and progress of the previous year and to agree on the priorities for the new year. January 2021 differed in only one respect; rather than gathering together from the many different states…
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This is to alert you to the possibility that you might receive a phone call from scammers purporting to be law enforcement. Do not believe them. There are so many scams going that it is virtually impossible for us to track them all. The most recent report was from one of our supporters who received a fake call from the…
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By Beth LaBlanc . . . Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed a bill that would eliminate school safety zones and certain appearance requirements in Michigan’s Sex Offender Registration Act. The changes, made to comply with federal court orders that called the current law unenforceable, were among 80 bills passed by the Legislature during its lame duck session and signed by Whitmer…
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