Pennsylvania State Representatives have introduced House Bills 47 and 77. These bills target persons forced to register under PA’s Megan’s Law. If passed, an individual forced to register as a “sexually violent predator” who resides within 2,500 feet of a public school, private school, parochial school, or day-care center would have six months after the law’s effective date to relocate…
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10 Important and Surprising Facts about Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law
Pennsylvania Megan’s Law can be confusing. Check out our Top 10 Facts about SORNA in PA.
Read MoreJudge says PA SORNA Overbroad & Unconstitutional in Chester County
Learn about Chester County Court Judge Allison Bell Royer’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act is unconstitutional.
Read MoreThe 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. Tragically, the information listed on a public registry is sometimes used to commit a hate crime such as the high profile murder in Nebraska this week. Please read the fine write up from…
Read MoreCommonwealth Court: Annual Registration, Internet Publication is Punishment
5-17-2020 [From NARSOL] The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania issued an important decision on May 11, 2020, in which it determined that annual registration as well as publication of a registrant’s personal information on the internet constitutes punishment. Please see this excellent analysis from out partners at NARSOL.
Read MoreLooking For Additional Research Participants: Adults on the Registry
Title: Contextualizing the experiences of sexual offenders Eligibility: You are a registered sexual offender in any state and are at least […] Go to Source
Read MoreS.O. convictions during a global pandemic: Advice from the SOLPRC
Please follow this link to read the Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center COVID Recommendations for people required to register. Strategies for reducing COVID-19 exposure by revising the implementation of registration policies, housing banishment laws, and other restrictions impacting people with convictions.
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