U.S. Sentencing Commission Releases 2025 Amendments
Today the U.S. Sentencing Commission released its 2025 amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The amendments will take effect in 6 months unless Congress... Read more.
No Room at the Home: Barriers for Long-Term Care for Aging ‘Sex Offenders’
When criminologist Stephanie Jerstad’s former client, a registered ‘sex offender’ died waiting to find a long-term care facility in Illinois that... Read more.
New Policy Brief: Registry is Ineffective, Costly, and Harmful
New Report Exposes the Ineffectiveness of Sex Offender Registries The Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center (SOLPRC) at Mitchell Hamline School of Law... Read more.
Registrants, Families, Supporters Demonstrate Unity in Washington, D.C.
A group of persons forced to register, members of their families and supporters demonstrated unity in Washington, D.C. this week in a unity conference and a vigil... Read more.
Rebuilding Community: Transforming Lives with Restorative Circles
In a world often defined by disconnection, punishment and retribution, restorative circles offer a compelling alternative: connection, accountability, and healing.... Read more.
“We can’t arrest our way out of Child Sexual Abuse”
One of the Pennsylvnia Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (PARSOL)’s top priorities is to ensure our communities and leaders recognize that sexual... Read more.
Book Club: Light from Uncommon Stars (Feb. 18)
Book Club Event Details Get the Book About the Book Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in Ryka Aoki’s Light From Uncommon Stars, a... Read more.
OP/ED: Vigilantism and the Sex Offender Registry
The following Opinion/Editorial appeared in the December 20, 2024 issue of MerionWest. Portez Smith arrived outside Jesse Grover’s Pennsylvania duplex early on... Read more.
ACTION ALERT: Oppose PA Death Penalty Legislation
Harrisburg, PA – 12/11/24—The Pennsylvania Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (PARSOL) strongly opposes the proposal by Fayette County State Representative... Read more.