[8/23/22] NEW FREEDOM, Pa. – Today, Chester County Court Judge Allison Bell Royer ruled that Pennsylvania’s Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act is unconstitutional in Commonwealth v. George Torsilieri. “PARSOL and our affiliates across the country have long advocated against sex offender…
Category: Civil Rights
Can you sue the police for Miranda violations?
Vindicated, Tekoh sued Vega, Vega’s supervisor, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, and the County of Los Angeles for damages under Section 1983, claiming that Vega’s failure to issue Miranda warnings violated Tekoh’s Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. In the federal district court,…
Their Time Served, Sex Offenders Are Kept in Prison in ‘Cruel Catch-22’
Justice Sotomayor said she held out hope that “New York will choose to re-evaluate its policy in a manner that gives due regard to the constitutional liberty interests of people like Ortiz.”
Special Announcement – Invitation To United Nations!
Steven Whitsett announces that he is presenting to the United Nations in March.
Virginia bill would end civil commitment of sex offenders
One has to surmise the cost of warehousing human beings at a cost of approximately $175,000 per person per year as cited by others and a minuscule recidivist rate the cost for something they ‘might do’ is no object. The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services said the recidivism rate for people released from the center is currently estimated at about 2%.
NOT FOR RENT! Documentary Film
The feature length documentary film, NOT FOR RENT!, looks at rental housing barriers ex-felons face as they attempt to rebuild their lives in our communities. With over 95% of the American prison population being released at some point in the…
WAR Letter going out to local citizens, please share
Families of Registrants & Registrants Alike – Wives, Mothers, Girlfriends, Daughters, Grandmothers, etc. The Sex Offender Registry is out of control: growing at a rapid pace. This is important ….and it involves you. We need every person and every family to…
Offenders on Federal Supervised Release Hits All-Time High
Number of Offenders on Federal Supervised Release Hits All-Time High Average inmate faces nearly four years of community monitoring after incarceration With nearly 190,000 inmates, the federal prison system is the largest in the nation, far exceeding those of California,…
Informant Use Has FBI on Defense in Child-Porn Case
FBI agents and prosecutors usually strut inside Santa Ana’s Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse, knowing they’ve focused the wrath of the criminal-justice system on a particular criminal. But an unusual child-pornography-possession case has placed officials on the defensive for nearly 26…
Justice Department Limits on Landlord Background Checks
The Justice Department filed a statement of interest today arguing that the Fair Housing Act (FHA) requires that landlords who consider criminal records in evaluating prospective tenants do not use overly broad generalizations that disproportionately disqualify people based on a…