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Legislative Updates

April 26, 2020

The Costs of Maintaining PA’s Sex Offender Registry

It may be impossible to tally the true costs of PA’s sex offender registry. Please see our letter to the Legislature about the monetary and personpower costs associated with compliance with federal standards for sex offender notification and registration. PDF of our outreach to Members. ...

February 3, 2020

Overview of PARSOL’s Legialative Efforts

The Legislative Committee of PARSOL is based in Harrisburg. It is dedicated to forming relationships with our elected officials and tracking bills that affect sexual offense policy. Sexual offense policy includes Proactive measures such as education and identifying effective interventions aimed at preventing abuse. Criminal Justice Reform (CJR)...

June 22, 2020

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 know that sex offense registries are ineffective. Reactive measures like the registry divert resources away from policy which has the...