News and Articles
A collection of Registry focused news stories from media outlets across the state of Georgia.
The Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center has published a policy brief on Sex Offense Registration and Notification (SORN) Laws. Published March 2025 From the Executive Summary: The modern sex offense registry was borne...
By Florida Action Committee… NARSOL Florida State Affiliate the Florida Action Committee (FAC) is outraged by the recent actions of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, which has forcibly displaced individuals attempting to rebuild their lives after serving their sentences. By clearing...
Texas HB 3499 , authored by Rep. Vincent Perez, will remove the homestead exemption from the property tax responsibility of Texas’ registered citizens—every one of them homeowners occupying the property. This piece includes what was sent to Rep. Perez the...
RESTORE GEORGIA elects new board officers! At the January 14, 2025 annual meeting of the Board of Directors, two new officers were nominated and elected! Effective February 10, 2024, Brandon will serve as the Chair and...
When families face emergencies and are driven from their homes, they need access to emergency facilities like any other citizen. Families should be allowed to stay together during crises. However, a new bill proposed by...
By Stephen . . . The Florida 5th District Court of Appeals struck down the state driver’s licensedesignation of labeled Sexual Predator as compelled speech in a 2-1 decision, citing earlier wins in AL and...
By Christy Perez & Kastalia Medrano Originally Published October 23, 2024 at FilterMag.com Law enforcement has done a good job of portraying recidivism as a kind of unfortunate tendency some people just can’t help. Rarely...
HuffPost obtained 37 arrest reports, the overwhelming majority of which show law enforcement officers arresting people for minor technical parole violations. By Jessica Schulberg... Every year on Halloween, law enforcement agencies throughout the country conduct thousands...
By C Dreams... Since 2008, people on sex offender registries in Missouri have been required to post a sign at their home each year on October 31: No candy or treats at this residence. In...
By Sandy . . . .Even before Hurricane Helene entered the Gulf of Mexico, plans for emergency sheltering for those fleeing flood areas were well underway, the plans of both those assuring that the shelters...
By Sandy . . . Looking at some of the headers of the articles sent in today’s alerts, I cannot help but shake my head in wonder. “Communities explore other Halloween plans after sex offender...
By Jacob Sullum . . . The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear Louisiana’s appeal of a decision against its 2006 law requiring that people on the state’s sex offender registry carry IDs or driver’s licenses that say “SEX OFFENDER”...
Every year during our conference, NARSOL recognizes a few people who have made outstanding contributions to our cause throughout the year or for several years. We have been criticized for this practice, but we feel...
Originally published at Reason 11/29/21. By Emily Horowitz . . . Alice Sebold’s bestselling 1999 memoir Lucky tells the story of a young woman raped by a stranger while attending Syracuse University. In the book, the rapist is caught...