Sex offender registries in the United States

OffenderWatch and Advocacy Nonprofit Zandoli USA Join Forces to Track Sex Offenders in the Caribbean

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020
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Collaborating sex offender registries in CARICOM nations will help law enforcement worldwide as they track sex offender movement, investigate sex crimes, and prevent human trafficking.

Key Points: 
  • Collaborating sex offender registries in CARICOM nations will help law enforcement worldwide as they track sex offender movement, investigate sex crimes, and prevent human trafficking.
  • The objective is to reduce child sex trafficking globally by facilitating international cooperation to track registered sex offenders as they move or travel from one country to another.
  • Trinidad and Tobago became the smallest country in the world to pass a public sex offender's registry law on September 13, 2019.
  • A new Caribbean unified sex offender registryby OffenderWatch would immediately send notification to other law enforcement agenciesupon entering the address of where an offender intends to travel.

Maryland Joins OffenderWatch Network, Statewide System for Managing Registered Sex Offenders

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
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The implementation of OffenderWatch will help Maryland agencies work more efficiently to manage offenders at the local, state and federal levels.

Key Points: 
  • The implementation of OffenderWatch will help Maryland agencies work more efficiently to manage offenders at the local, state and federal levels.
  • Maryland residents can also sign up for free email alerts when a registered sex offender moves into their neighborhood.
  • Sign up for free alerts when a registered sex offender moves into your neighborhood on the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services website: http://www.socem.info/ .
  • The mobile app identifies online contact from registered sex offenders through a child's smartphone device, instantly alerting parents to the communication.

Oliver Law Group, P.C. Wins Case Against Michigan's Unconstitutional Sex Offender Registry Act

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Saturday, February 15, 2020
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TROY, Mich., Feb. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 14, 2020, a judge ruled Michigan's controversial Sex Offender Registry Act, also known as SORA, is unconstitutional.

Key Points: 
  • TROY, Mich., Feb. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 14, 2020, a judge ruled Michigan's controversial Sex Offender Registry Act, also known as SORA, is unconstitutional.
  • This decision came following a lawsuit Oliver Law Group, P.C.
  • and the ACLU filed on behalf of members of the registry.
  • For more information, feel free to get in touch with Oliver Law Group, P.C.

Colorado Bureau of Investigation Extends Access to State’s Sex Offender Registry through Gov2Go

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Monday, June 3, 2019
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Citizens can now access the benefits of the Colorado Sex Offender Registry (SOR) with Gov2Go, the first personal assistant for government, on their cell phones.

Key Points: 
  • Citizens can now access the benefits of the Colorado Sex Offender Registry (SOR) with Gov2Go, the first personal assistant for government, on their cell phones.
  • The new platform on Gov2Go offers citizens access to registered sex offender information through the convenience of their cell phones, said CBI Director, John Camper.
  • Gov2Go prompts them to enter a ZIP Code that they would like to receive notifications of sex offenders.
  • Gov2Go working in conjunction with the Sex Offender Registrys web app offers citizens a multifaceted protection tool.

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) Releases Resolution for Sex Offender Requirements for Youth Under Age 18

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Tuesday, March 26, 2019
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RENO, Nev., March 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) released its latest resolution regarding sex offender requirements for youth under the age of 18.

Key Points: 
  • RENO, Nev., March 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) released its latest resolution regarding sex offender requirements for youth under the age of 18.
  • Research shows that placing youth on sex offender registries does not advance public safety and can actually make communities less safe.
  • "This resolution provides information and guidance to reduce, and perhaps even eliminate, sex offender registration for youth."
  • Founded in 1937, the Reno, Nev.-based National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges , is the nation's oldest judicial membership organization and focused on improving the effectiveness of our nation's juvenile and family courts.

Recordsfinder.com Offers FREE Sex Offender Registry Tool Following the News on 34 Catholic Priests Accused of Child Sexual Abuse

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Tuesday, November 6, 2018
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According to RAINN, roughly every 98 seconds another American is sexually assaulted.

Key Points: 
  • According to RAINN, roughly every 98 seconds another American is sexually assaulted.
  • The recent expansion of RecordsFinder.com, to include a FREE Sex Offender Registry tool, provides concerned adults with the tools they need to make an informed decision about - with whom and where they or their children spend time by giving them access to a complete database of sex offenders.
  • "No child should ever have to endure sexual abuse," states Areg Sakanyan, President of RecordsFinder.com.
  • By adding the FREE Sex Offender Registry tool to Recordsfinder.com we hope to keep individuals and parents informed so that predators can no longer threaten or further exploit vulnerable victims."

Pennsylvania's Recently Enacted And Revised Sexual Registration and Notification Act "SORNA" Ruled "Unconstitutional" by Montgomery County Judge, According to Attorney John McMahon

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Thursday, June 28, 2018
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Last Friday, June 22, 2018, Judge Carpenter granted our Motion to Terminate Sexual Offender Registration Requirements under the new, revised Pennsylvania Sexual Registration and Notification Act statute enacted on February 21, 2018, which we argued on behalf of our client, C.L., was punitive, retroactive and unconstitutional.

Key Points: 
  • Last Friday, June 22, 2018, Judge Carpenter granted our Motion to Terminate Sexual Offender Registration Requirements under the new, revised Pennsylvania Sexual Registration and Notification Act statute enacted on February 21, 2018, which we argued on behalf of our client, C.L., was punitive, retroactive and unconstitutional.
  • Under the provisions of the most recently revised "SORNA" our client who was convicted of Sexual Assault and related offenses would have been subjected to a "lifetime" registration requirement with the Pennsylvania State Police.
  • These revised Sexual Registration and Notification statutes broadly expanded the length of the registration and notification requirements for those previously convicted of most sexual offenses.
  • The most recently further revised "SORNA" statute signed into law on February 21, 2018, was the Pennsylvania legislature's response to the sweeping Muniz decision.