By Eric Dexheimer – American-Statesman Staff —————————————- Mark Lay had been a registered sex offender for more than five years before he heard there might be a way to erase his name from the public Texas list. Convicted in 2008 of a … Continued
By Eric Dexheimer – American-Statesman Staff —————————————- Recent research has challenged long-held assumptions that convicted sex offenders are very likely to commit new sex crimes and questioned how those assumptions were reached in the first place. Prior to that, though, one Texas legislator’s words were particularly … Continued
SCAM ALERT Hundreds (possibly thousands) of people who are listed on the Texas public sex offender registry have received a call from a very convincing and manipulative scammer. Below are details from some of the calls and emails we … Continued
“Give me your cold and homeless — but not your cold, homeless sex offenders “By Sandy – NARSOL 12/31/17 By Sandy . . . In September, as Hurricanes Irma and Juan raced across the Gulf Coast states dumping tons of … Continued
“Sex Registries as Modern-Day Witch Pyres: Why Criminal Justice Reform Advocates Need to Address the Treatment of People on the Sex Offender Registry “By Guy Hamilton-Smith – Law grad, civil rights activist, and author writing about criminal justice, sex offense … Continued
“REGISTERING WITH DIGNITY: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR REENTRY AND LIFE ON THE REGISTRY “By Sex Law and Policy CEnter Over the past year, we’ve diligently worked to draft a reentry guidebook specifically for people on the registry and the people … Continued
“Electronic etchings: The damaging permanence of lists in the digital era “By Rebecca Beitsch- NARSOL 12/22/17 By Rebecca Beitsch . . . Mike Anderson was an 18-year-old freshman at Texas State University when he was busted with less than a … Continued
“Once a sex offender always a sex offender — even beyond death? “By Sandy – NARSOL 12/24/17 By Sandy . . . Who was Benjamin Gran? Registered sex offender sentenced to a lifetime of supervised release after he was caught … Continued
“ “Sex offense is the one crime that you can never pay for” “By NARSOL Posts 12/07/17 By Sandy . . . Some of you will remember a story from a little over a year ago about a registrant named … Continued
“Analysis: Changing the boys’ club culture at the Texas Capitol “by Ross Ramsey – The Texas Tribune 11/15/17 It’s hard to argue that Texas lawmakers do as much as they could to protect the victims of sexual harassment in the … Continued