Sex Offender Laws & Treatment
California will soon end lifetime registration of some sex offenders under bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown
Tue, 2017-10-10 19:52 +0000 — Posted by CCJR StaffThousands of Californians will be allowed to take their names off the state’s registry of sex offenders as a result of action Friday by Gov. Jerry Brown.
In Denying Snyder Petition, U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Sixth Circuit Ruling
Wed, 2017-10-04 13:39 +0000 — Posted by CCJR StaffWashington — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that “sweeping” conditions imposed retroactively under Michigan’s sex offender registry law were unconstitutionally punitive.
Another View -- Chris Dornin: Lawmakers should review prison rules
Fri, 2017-09-15 14:59 +0000 — Chris DorninI enjoyed reading David Solomon’s recent column about a problem I have worked on for years: How to make the Department of Corrections send all of its administrative rules to lawmakers for vetting and approval. Our nonprofit agency wrote a bill this term at the State House to make that happen, HB 192.
Supreme Court rules on whether states can ban registered sex offenders from using social media
Wed, 2017-06-28 15:16 +0000 — Posted by CCJR StaffThe Supreme Court unanimously struck down a law banning registered sex offenders from using social media websites like Facebook in an opinion handed down Monday morning.
