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Federal Judge Blocks Michigan From Enforcing State’s Sex Offender Registry ‘Until COVID-19 Crisis Has Ended’

Michigan was one of several states requiring registrants to report to local police stations in person despite the risk to public health from coronavirus.

Dawn R. Wolfe Apr 09, 2020

Sex Offender Registry Requirements Leave Some Facing Stark Choices As Coronavirus Risks Grow

Inconsistent rules nationwide mean some people are still registering and reporting in person despite public health directives meant to control COVID-19.

Dawn R. Wolfe Apr 03, 2020

Alabama Sex Offender Registry Is Cruel and Unusual Punishment for Teenagers, Lawsuit Argues

Young people convicted as adults face a ‘life sentence’ of registry restrictions, attorneys say.

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg Sep 19, 2019

Florida County: People On Sex Offender Registry Should Shelter From Dorian in Jail

Barred from other shelters, registrants were left with few options as the hurricane approached.

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg Sep 04, 2019

New Law Forces Dozens on Tennessee’s Sex Offender Registry From Their Homes

The legislation also makes it illegal for many ex-offenders to be alone with their own children.

Steven Yoder Jun 28, 2019

Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Proves Inescapable

Critics say the state's policy of keeping non-residents registered bloats the list—and harms public safety.

Steven Yoder Mar 01, 2019

Punitiveness of the sex offender registry ‘negates public safety justification,’ Michigan AG says

Feb 11, 2019

High Schooler Faced 25 Years on the Sex Offender Registry–For Engaging In Oral Sex

At a Pennsylvania school, an 18-year-old female student was arrested for a consensual sexual act with a 16-year-old boy.

Joshua Vaughn Jun 05, 2018

Sex Registries as Modern-Day Witch Pyres: Why Criminal Justice Reform Advocates Need to Address the Treatment of People on the Sex Offender Registry

Guy Hamilton-Smith Dec 12, 2017

Simon Liu Isn’t A Sex Offender. But He’s Still on the Registry For Life.

California’s expansive registry law forces people to pay for crimes they didn’t personally commit.

Kyle C. Barry May 13, 2019

In A Florida County, Sex Workers Are Ensnared In ‘Trafficking’ Raids

Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister’s stings, conducted under the guise of targeting human trafficking, netted the largest number of arrests there since 2008. Sex workers say the operations put them at risk.

Molly Minta Jan 28, 2020

Five Cases Could Significantly Reform Pennsylvania’s Sex Offense Registry. The State’s Attorney General Is Pushing Back.

Josh Shapiro has warned that changing the state’s sex offense registry requirements threatens public safety. But experts say his fears are unfounded and the registry provides little to no public safety benefit.

Joshua Vaughn Jan 07, 2020

Wisconsin Came Close To Changing A Rule That Often Leaves People On Sex Offense Registries Homeless

Republicans are leading an effort to get rid of blanket restrictions on where some people with sex-offense records can live. A Democratic governor is blocking them.

Steven Yoder Jan 03, 2020

What Is The Purpose of Sex Offense Registries?

Sarah Lustbader Dec 10, 2019

Black Men Disproportionately Represented On Sex Offender Registries

Even though it’s unlikely that they commit sexual assault at higher rates than other ethnic or racial groups, nearly one of every 100 Black men is on a sex offender registry, a rate double that of white men.  

Debbie Nathan Nov 15, 2018

Case Of Intellectually Disabled Teen Falsely Accused of Sex Offense Reveals Registry Flaws

Before Edgar Coker was exonerated in a rape case, he underwent therapy meant to prevent sexual reoffenses. Thousands of kids involved in sexual offenses are forced into therapies like “relapse prevention” that experts say are ineffective.

Joseph Darius Jaafari Aug 27, 2018

Failure-to-Comply Arrests Reveal Flaws in Sex Offender Registries

In one Pennsylvania county, more than three times as many people on the registry were charged in 2016 with failing to follow registry requirements than were charged with a new sexual offense

Joshua Vaughn Aug 01, 2018

Why Sex Offender Registries Keep Growing Even as Sexual Violence Rates Fall

Lists that include out-of-state visitors are inflating the numbers and keeping fear at a boil.

Steven Yoder Jul 03, 2018

We’re Putting Sex Offender Stamps on Passports. Here’s Why It Won’t Curb Sex Tourism & Trafficking.

Guy Hamilton-Smith Nov 09, 2017

Court holds that retroactive extension of sex offender registration is punitive

Bidish Sarma Jul 25, 2017

The Coronavirus Response: Spotlight on State & Local Governments

Mar 16, 2020

Can We Banish Our Way to Public Safety?

Kyle C. Barry Feb 20, 2020

In Leaked Audio, Prosecutor Admits Locking People Up Is Not About Public Safety

Sarah Lustbader Oct 31, 2019

Criminal Justice Reform in the States: Spotlight on Legislatures

Oct 02, 2019

California Legislature Adopts a Flurry of Criminal Justice Reforms

New laws signed by Governor Newsom target private prisons, and fines and fees, the power of DAs, and more.

Daniel Nichanian Sep 19, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: The Rise of Registries

With Appeal contributor Guy Hamilton-Smith and Elizabeth Letourneau of the Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Adam H. Johnson Sep 12, 2019

In Pennsylvania, a Kidnapping Law Could Unravel a Life

A Shippensburg man faces 15 years on the sex offense registry for offering a girl a ride.

Joshua Vaughn Jul 17, 2019

The Push to End ‘Punishment Fever’ Against People With HIV

Advocates say laws that land people with HIV on the sex offender registry are outdated and dangerous.

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg Apr 11, 2019

Legislative Round-Up (week of Jan. 24, 2019): from Arizona, California, Connecticut, Virginia

Daniel Nichanian Jan 24, 2019

Larry Krasner Quit Pennsylvania’s DA Association. What Does Group Stand For?

Daniel Nichanian Dec 20, 2018

When Stealing Legos Adds To A Lifetime of Consequences

A petition argues that people seeking to escape the sex offender registry, including those put on it as children, deserve more than a single shot.

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg Nov 19, 2018

When Handing Out Candy To Trick-or-Treaters Means Risking Arrest

Lawyer seeks end to Halloween restrictions that target people convicted of sex offenses.

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg Oct 01, 2018

The Endless Punishment of Civil Commitment

Prosecutors can subject those convicted of sexual offenses—and sometimes, those with no conviction at all—to an indefinite period of civil punishment at the end of their criminal sentence.

Guy Hamilton-Smith Sep 04, 2018

Expert: Crime registries turn people into pariahs with ‘very little to lose’

New types of registries are being created around the country, despite research showing they don’t work.

Jessica Pishko Jul 20, 2018

The Shadowy World of Jailhouse Informants: Explained

Alexandra Natapoff Jul 16, 2018

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