Month: February 2016

21st Century Public Shaming

On February 8th, Pres. Obama signed the “International Megan’s Law to Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking” (H.R. 515), but made no formal public statement to go along with the signing. The White House issued a press release accompanying the…

I Married a Sex Offender

Below is excerpt from original article that you can read here: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2016/02/18/i-married-a-sex-offender?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=opening-statement&utm_term=newsletter-20160219-388#.a8mkGIRAH For the first three years he was home, his picture wasn’t even on the [sex-offender registry] website. You would actually have to go into the police department to…

Utah’s Recidivism Rate In Light of National Trends

What is recidivism and what is the impact on the state? How does Utah compare nationally? What is Utah doing to address inmate recidivism and where is there room for improvement? What are other states doing? One in 31 adults…

Mesa neighborhood holds protest against sex offender halfway house

MESA, AZ – A Mesa neighborhood gathered together Wednesday night to protest a halfway house for sex offenders near Loop 202 and Power Road. The Schmidt couple, who owns the home, was told to cease and desist all operations in…