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• “The laws are making me homeless”
  February 15, 2025 by Sandy Rozek
  By Sandy . . . “I am just one person,” he wrote. “I have been trying to find a place to live for ten months and it’s nigh impossible. . . I’m paroled to Milwaukee, a place I’m not legally allowed to live. If something doesn’t change, I will be homeless soon. The laws are […] The post “The laws are making me homeless” first appeared on NARSOL.
• Sex offender residency restrictions: bad, bad public policy
  February 4, 2025 by Sandy Rozek
  By Sandy . . . Residency restrictions for persons required to register as sexual offenders are often enacted for no reason other than neighboring towns have implemented them. They spread like wildfire, and like that destructive force, they wreak their own form of havoc, making it more and more difficult for registrants to find decent […] The post Sex offender residency restrictions: bad, bad public policy first appeared on NARSOL.
• Legislative bills named after child victims get A+ for emotion, F for effectiveness
  January 31, 2025 by Sandy Rozek
  By Sandy . . . The Jacob Wetterling Registration Act, which created the sex offender registry; Megan’s Law, which mandates public disclosure; the Adam Walsh Act, which sets new guidelines: Each name evokes the image of a child and, for those required to register as sexual offenders, specifics about the laws and what they require. […] The post Legislative bills named after child victims get A+ for emotion, F for effectiveness first appeared on NARSOL.
• Does Smith v. Doe really hurt people today?
  January 27, 2025 by NARSOL
  In advance of the all-advocates vigil to be held in Washington, D.C., March 3-4, this letter will be mailed to the Supreme Court. AN OPEN LETTER TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES (SCOTUS) Dear Chief Justice Roberts, We, the undersigned organizations, are writing to respectfully address the Court. When the Court issued its […] The post Does Smith v. Doe really hurt people today? first appeared on NARSOL.
• Participate in the D.C. vigil March 2 and 3
  January 24, 2025 by NARSOL
  Advocates from across the nation will once again go to Washington, D.C. in early March this year for a one-day conference and a commemorative vigil held near the steps of the Supreme Court Building. Get information, save the date, and get sign-up options here. The post Participate in the D.C. vigil March 2 and 3 first appeared on NARSOL.
• Winners in Florida: First amendment rights, removal of “Sexual Predator” from driver’s licenses
  January 12, 2025 by Stephen
  By Stephen . . . The Florida 5th District Court of Appeals struck down the state driver’s license designation of labeled Sexual Predator as compelled speech in a 2-1 decision, citing earlier wins in AL and LA over the same compelled speech issue. The designation of SEXUAL PREDATOR on a personal driver license, however, is […] The post Winners in Florida: First amendment rights, removal of “Sexual Predator” from driver’s licenses first appeared on NARSOL.
• NARSOL elects officers, adds new board members
  January 11, 2025 by Sandy Rozek
  NARSOL is proud to announce its officers for 2025 and the new board member who have joined its ranks. Organizational officers are Brenda Jones as executive director, Robin Vanderwall as board chair, and Paul Shannon as board vice-chair. Sandy Rozek is secretary, and Philip Kaso has the position of treasurer. Last year, when NARSOL announced […] The post NARSOL elects officers, adds new board members first appeared on NARSOL.
• The new vigilantism
  January 6, 2025 by Sandy Rozek
  By Sandy . . . It started with Chris Hanson and To Catch a Predator, a mainstream television program where potential online sexual predators lured by a civilian sting operation were “busted” by police officers, often with tasers drawn and pointed and terrifyingly threatening. The police presence lent a legitimacy to what was in reality a […] The post The new vigilantism first appeared on NARSOL.
• ACT NOW: The Safe Shelters Act: Unsafe, Unjust, and Cruel
  December 17, 2024 by Sandy Rozek
  By Sandy Rozek, NARSOL Communications Director & John Dawe, NARSOL Marketing DirectorWhen families face emergencies and are driven from their homes, they need quick and equitable access to emergency facilities. Families should be allowed to stay together during crises. However, a new bill, The Safe Shelters Act, proposed by Nancy Mace, a former South Carolina […] The post ACT NOW: The Safe Shelters Act: Unsafe, Unjust, and Cruel first appeared on NARSOL.
• The case against capital punishment for child sex abuse
  December 14, 2024 by a guest writer
  By Josiah and Randall . . . We are writing on behalf of the statewide Pennsylvania Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws to express our deep concern over State Representative Ryan Warner’s proposal to allow the death penalty for individuals convicted of child sexual offenses. While protecting children is a cause we all share, this proposal is fraught […] The post The case against capital punishment for child sex abuse first appeared on NARSOL.