Another scam reported targeting registered sex offenders

SOSEN reports on another scam that is targeting registered sex offenders. The following is from one of our member families.  We had a scare yesterday. Someone called saying they were from (our) County Sheriff’s Department and that my loved one had moved without reporting it within three days. They wanted $2,000 dollars to cover hisContinue reading “Another scam reported targeting registered sex offenders”

ACLU sues to stop Miami homeless sex offender camp evictions

The situation with the shameful humanitarian crisis that is the encampent of homeless registered sex offenders in Miami continues, as a lawsuit has been filed to try and prevent officials from dismantling the camp. The Miami New Times has a report on the lawsuit. In 2007, New Times broke national news with a story about how a groupContinue reading “ACLU sues to stop Miami homeless sex offender camp evictions”

Reporter investigates the harsh realities of civil commitment

Investigative reporter Barbara Koeppel takes a critical look at the practice of civil commitment in the United States in a report for the Washington Spectator. The introduction to the article calls civil commitment “the third rail of the criminal justice system.” Organizations and professionals familiar with the abuses of civil commitment are its harshest critics.Continue reading “Reporter investigates the harsh realities of civil commitment”