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Modern-Day Gulag In the Golden State
https://washingtonspectator.org/koeppel-gulags/
June 4, 2019
By Barbara Koeppel in Health, Politics
Back in 1997, the Supreme Court ruled that the practice known as civil commitment was legal. This meant that 20 states—which had passed laws permitting the ongoing incarceration of sex offenders—could continue to keep the men confined even after they completed their pri...
Remove Children from Sex-Offender Registries
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/05/sex-offender-registries-children-1994-crime-bill/?platform=hootsuite&utm_source=The+Marshall+Project+Newsletter&utm_campaign=972c2003a6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_06_04_11_38&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e02cdad9d-972c2003a6-174472217
The sex offender registry should assess risk, otherwise it is purely punishment
https://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/commentary/article/The-sex-offender-registry-should-assess-risk-13763987.php
ACLU Pushes for removal of Michigan sex offender registry
By:Clifton FrenchPosted: Apr 25, 2019 5:31 PM EST
NOW: ACLU pushes for removal of sex offender registry
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MICHIGAN -- Could the sex offender registry soon be a thing of the past? The American Civil Liberties Union wants to possibly get rid of it, saying the registry doesn't work. Right now, there are two cases out of Mi...
Mandatory GPS monitoring of some sex offenders violates privacy rights, SJC rules
By John R. Ellement GLOBE STAFF MARCH 26, 2019
Convicted sex offenders retain a constitutional right to privacy, and those rights are being violated by a state law mandating that everyone convicted of some sex crimes wear a GPS monitoring bracelet as part of their sentence, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday.
In a 7-0 ruling, the Supreme Judicial Court decided th...
The Feminist & The Sex Offender
Our cruel, counterproductive sex offender laws: Anthony Weiner is a window into what’s wrong with our system of punishment
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-our-cruel-counterproductive-sex-offender-laws-20190219-story.html
Sex Offenders Are Not Second-Class Citizens,’ Says Judge While Nixing Alabama Rules on First Amendment Grounds
The decision rejects driver's licenses labeled "CRIMINAL SEX OFFENDER" and a broad demand for reports on internet use.
Jacob Sullum|Feb. 13, 2019 1:15 pm, Reason
"Sex offenders are not second-class citizens," writes U.S. District Judge W. Keith Watkins in a recent decision overturning two provisions of the Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act (ASORCNA) on First A...
Attorney General Nessel Weighs in On Sex Offender Registration Cases Before MI Supreme Court
February 8, 2019
LANSING, MI – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed amicus briefs in the Michigan Supreme Court today in Michigan v Snyder (Case number 153696) and People v Betts (Case number 148981), arguing that Michigan’s sex offender registration and notification requirements are punishment because they are so burdensome and fail to distinguish betwe...