05 December 2016 Address given by Ange Greene, VCJR outreach coordinator, at the Re-imagining Justice conference on Dec. 1 at Vermont Law School. Good morning. My name is Ange Greene and 34 months ago I was sentenced to 25…
How Connecticut became a model for prison reform
By Christopher Moraff | December 5, 2016 Osborn Correctional Institution. Courtesy Connecticut Department of Corrections From the outside, Osborn Correctional Institution in northern Connecticut looks like a textbook American prison. Opened in 1963, before the nation began sprouting prisons like…
Hartford City sex offender ordinance unconstitutionally vague
IL Staff December 2, 2016 A 2008 Hartford City ordinance that restricted registered sex offenders from entering or loitering within 300 feet of broadly defined “child safety zones” is unconstitutionally vague, a federal judge has ruled. Brian Valenti challenged a 2008…
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Absurdly Repressive North Carolina Sex Offender Law
By Mark Joseph Stern Mark Joseph Stern is a writer for Slate. He covers the law and LGBTQ issues. North Carolina’s efforts to drive sex offenders out of public life hit another roadblock on Wednesday when the U.S. Court of…
Traveling Just Became More Difficult For Registered Sex Offenders
By Elise Torres on March 8, 2016 The International Megan’s Law (IML) was introduced to Congress with one goal in mind: to prevent registered sex offenders from visiting other countries to have sex with children. But the bill also places…
Sex offender doesn’t have to reveal sexual history, Utah Supreme Court rules
Fox13 KSTU TV News, Salt Lake City | Nov. 27, 2016 By Ben Winslow A convicted sex offender does not have to reveal his complete sexual history as a condition of his parole, the Utah Supreme Court has ruled. Brendt…