NEW PARSOL RESEARCH: Megan’s Law Registrants vs. PA Voter File

Two years ago, PARSOL released a survey that made us uncomfortable. We had asked sixty-one formerly incarcerated members about voting β€” this was in response to Pennsylvania House Resolution 47, which directed the Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission to study voting patterns among released Pennsylvanians. More than half (54.2%) had been told their criminal record barred them from voting. A…

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NEWS RELEASE: PSP Acting Commissioner’s Non-Answer at Budget Hearing Underscores Eight-Year Failure to Implement Telephonic Registration

Advocacy organization says video of House Appropriations exchange illustrates why the legislature must demand accountability before approving new PSP programs HARRISBURG, PA β€” The Pennsylvania Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (PARSOL) today responded to video from Tuesday’s Pennsylvania State Police House Appropriations budget hearing, in which State Representative Emily Kinkead (D-PA-20, Allegheny County) questioned Acting Commissioner Lt. Colonel George…

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