Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejects SORNA challenge
By Larry of NARSOL. . . In these consolidated appeals, Commonwealth v. Lacombe and Commonwealth v. Witmayer, the Commonwealth (state) challenged orders of the... Read more.
Letter to your legislator template
The recent decision by the PA Supreme Court that sent a Constitutional challenge to public sex offender registries back to square one is a setback for those who... Read more.
State Police post new guidelines concerning registrants
The Pennsylvania State Police have posted new guidelines concerning Pennsylvania Registrants. Below is the following criteria that will be followed. Please read... Read more.
The Evidence-Based Case for Ending Sex Offender Registries
Sex offender registries promised to keep survivors and communities safe by limiting where people convicted of sex offenses can live, work, learn and volunteer. ... Read more.
PA cannot require registration of juvenile offenders rules PA Supreme Court
By Jerry B . . . In 2006, Defendant Zeno committed two delinquent acts that occurred when he was age 14 and 16. Because of the nature of the two acts, his cas... Read more.
The murder of Mattieo Condoluci
5/20/’20 The threat of vigilante action is something that every man, woman, and child on the registry in PA and around the nation has to reckon with. Tragical... Read more.
Commonwealth Court: Annual Registration, Internet Publication is Punishment
5-17-2020 The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania issued an important decision on May 11, 2020, in which it determined that annual registration as well as publi... Read more.
May Newsletter from the Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center
The Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center distributes electronically, and free of charge, a monthly newsletter detailing new caselaw, scholarship, a... Read more.
Volunteers needed for study: Parents or adult children of someone incarcerated
May 2, 2020 Are you the parent or the adult child of someone incarcerated? Do you experience stigma because of it? How does the experience affect your quality o... Read more.
A History of PA’s Public Sex Offender Registry, 1996-2019
April 25th, 2020 The public sex offender registry has taken many twists and turns in the Commonwealth of PA. From Megan’s Law in 1996 to the first Sex Off... Read more.