Joseph Allen Parole Hearing

The NCRJ has been sponsoring the case of Joseph Allen since 2004.

It is a terrible case. Joseph was once even freed, with no restrictions, for a number of years after a judge ordered his acquittal. But the corrupt forces …

End the Sex-Offender Registries?

Yesterday I watched an excellent panel discussing the evidence for ending the sex-offender registries.

If you were unable to tune in, you can now watch it on YouTube:

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The Evidence-Based Case for Ending Sex-Offender Registries

From Bill Dobbs of the Dobbs Wire

The Dobbs Wire:  A rare event about the sex offense registry – it’s purpose and effectiveness, whether there’s a need, and if it should it dismantled!  Presenters:  Miriam Aukerman is one of the …

Pushed Out and Locked in

“I sat in the prison medical unit across from Richard,* bound to his wheelchair, supplemental oxygen supply at the ready, almost three years to the day after he was granted compassionate release. We went over the list again. Relatives: public …

A life of Shame

[Angela Piazza/for Statesman]

“What do you do when you are 25 years old and a county like Williamson County comes after you and you don’t have any money?”

–Troy Mansfield

A chilling case of cruel and unusual prosecutorial misconduct. Read …

Should Galen Baughman Spend his Life in Prison?

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On August 24, we posted the following article from the Washington Post. The authors have requested that we repost the article with the following preface:

On October 17, 2019, after a two-week civil trial in Arlington County, Virginia, …

Editorial: Firing the judge in Brock Turner sex assault case was a step toward mob rule

(Anda Chu / TNS)

“That’s a chilling sort of mentality. It’s the kind of thinking that led the good people of California to create a criminal justice system that made eternal pariahs of former offenders and made irredeemable ‘predators’ of …

Should Galen Baughman Spend His Life in Prison?

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“SVPA laws and practices refer to “mental abnormalities,” which sounds scientific. But the American Psychiatric Association has opposed such laws, citing their abuse of civil liberties and the use of unscientific ‘disorders’ as the basis for punishment. In practice, …

Sex Offender Registries Don’t Keep Kids Safe, But Politicians Keep Expanding Them Anyway

Despite child sexual abuse declining by 60% between 1992 and 2010, states continue to legislate as if lenient sex offender laws are a national emergency. And, like so many other corners of the criminal justice system, the crackdown hasn’t affected …

Punished Enough?

“Laws punishing sex offenses are still becoming harsher and more exacting, even though reported sex crimes are declining—and in fact were already declining well before these laws were passed. In consequence, the numbers keep climbing: people convicted of sex offenses …