Please join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci as well as ACSOL President and criminal defense attorney Chance Oberstein for our next phone meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, March 20, beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time and will last at least two hours. This meeting will be recorded and then posted as an audio recording within 24 hours. A link to the recording will be at the top of our pages. Dial-in number: 1-712-770-8055 Conference Code: 983459 Discussion topics will include: the California Tiered…
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Stranger Danger: A Conversation with Historian & Author Paul Renfro on March 5 (Zoom)
Join Paul Renfro as he discusses his book: Stranger Danger Family Values, Childhood, and the American Carceral State (Oxford University Press, 2020). March 5 8:15 AM Pacific Time Click here for more details and to register Beginning with Etan Patz’s disappearance in Manhattan in 1979, a spate of high-profile cases of missing and murdered children stoked anxieties about the threats of child kidnapping and exploitation. Publicized through an emerging twenty-four-hour news cycle, these cases supplied evidence of what some commentators dubbed “a national epidemic” of child abductions committed by “strangers.”…
Read MoreACSOL Phone Meeting Feb 20
Listen to the recording Please join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci as well as ACSOL President and criminal defense attorney Chance Oberstein for our next phone meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, Feb 20, beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time and will last at least two hours. This meeting will be recorded and then posted as an audio recording. A link to the recording will be at the top of our pages. People from all states are welcome. (712) 770-8055 Conference code 983459 Discussion…
Read MoreA Conversation with Judith Levine and Emily Horowitz (Zoom Event on Feb 5)
[St. Francis College, Brooklyn] Join Judith Levine and Emily Horowitz for a conversation about Judith’s new book THE FEMINIST AND THE SEX OFFENDER (Verso, 2020). February 5, 2021 @ 8:10am-9:10am Pacific Time via Zoom Event sponsored by the Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice at St. Francis College Read more about this and sign-up here (required to attend) At the heart of the conspiracy theory that stirred many in the mob that stormed the Capitol on January 6 was the lie that a cabal of Democratic and “deep state” pedophiles…
Read MoreSex Offense Civil Commitment: An LGBTQ and Racial Justice Issue [Feb 9 UCLA Free Webinar]
[williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu] Join the UCLA Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Public Policy for a webinar discussion of civil commitment programs in the U.S. and their implications for Black and sexual minority men. Sex Offense Civil Commitment: An LGBTQ and Racial Justice Issue February 9 1:00 PM Pacific Time Cost: Free Register here
Read MoreACSOL Phone Meeting Jan 16
Please join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci as well as ACSOL President and criminal defense attorney Chance Oberstein for our next phone meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, January 16, beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time and will last at least two hours. This meeting will be recorded and then posted as an audio recording. A link to the recording will be at the top of our pages. Discussion topics will include: the upcoming Tiered Registry proposed SORNA regulations in-person registration during the COVID-19…
Read MoreACSOL Phone Meeting Dec 19
Please join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci as well as ACSOL President and criminal defense attorney Chance Oberstein for our next phone meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, Dec 19, beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time and will last at least two hours. Discussion topics will include: proposed SORNA regulations in-person registration during the COVID-19 pandemic the upcoming Tiered Registry residency restrictions overseas and domestic travel other current topics and pending legal action throughout the nation. Please Show Up, Stand Up and Speak Up!…
Read MoreCA: How to Seek a Job with a Conviction History: A Fair Chance Hiring Webinar on Dec. 3
[prisonerswithchildren.org] How to Seek a Job with a Conviction History: A Fair Chance Hiring Webinar (online) Thursday, December 3 • 5:00 to 6:30 pm (PST) REGISTER HERE Please join us for a step-by-step training in how to take advantage of the Fair Chance Act, which restricts employers from denying jobs on the basis of job applicants’ conviction histories. Speakers: Tawney Jeffries Directly impacted job seeker who successfully got a job under the Fair Chance Act Nicole James Westcare Navigator and directly impacted job seeker Felicia Espinosa Root & Rebound, Fresno Site Director…
Read MoreACSOL Phone Meeting Nov 21
Please join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci as well as ACSOL President and criminal defense attorney Chance Oberstein for our next phone meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, Nov 21, beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time and will last at least two hours. Discussion topics will include: proposed SORNA regulations in-person registration during the COVID-19 pandemic the upcoming Tiered Registry residency restrictions overseas and domestic travel other current topics and pending legal action throughout the nation. Please Show Up, Stand Up and Speak Up!…
Read MoreNARSOL LIVE Virtual Litigation Summit is November 19 & 21
[Recommended by ACSOL] The online NARSOL LIVE Litigation Summit is November 19 & 21, 2020. It will feature dynamic attorney presenters like Paul Dubbeling, Erica Dubno, Aaron Marcus, Adele Nicholas, Paul Reingold, and Mark Yurachek speaking on the hottest topics in registry and sexual offense litigation. Reserve your spot today! NARSOL members who sign-up prior to midnight October 31st will qualify for a Members-only Earlybird Special 10% discount! Watch for the special discount code in your email! Read more and register
Read MoreDeadline is this Wednesday for ACSOL Oct. 10-11 Online Conference Signup!
For years you may have wanted to attend ACSOL’s conference to get all that great information and infusion of hope, but couldn’t afford the travel or hotel costs. This is your chance! The entire conference is being transmitted live through the Internet! But your chance to attend live ends this Wednesday night! For technical reasons, anyone who signs up after Wednesday will not be able to attend live, although you and all other conference attendees will be emailed links to recordings of the conference. Sign up today for just $25!…
Read MoreThe Deskovic Foundation Virtual Summit Oct 9: Pathways to a New Culture of Accountability in Criminal Justice
[deskovicfoundation.org] On Friday, October 9 at 9:am Pacific Time join us virtually for a day of workshops featuring special guest exonerees and panelists who will participate in discussions on: – Prosecutorial Misconduct in the State of California – Term Limits for California District Attorneys – Raising the Age of Adult Incarceration – Journalism and Media in the Advocating for Justice Reform – Eliminating Executions in California – Voices of Mothers of the Wrongfully Incarcerated Read more about the event and register
Read MoreRestorative Action Alliance Officially Launches – Join us on Sept 23 for our first meeting
[restorativeactionalliance.org – 9/22/20] My name is Amber Vlangas, Executive Director for the Restorative Action Alliance (RAA). As both a survivor of sexual harm, and part of a family who has been severely impacted by both the criminal legal system and public registries, I am uniquely immersed in the challenges we all face. I am excited to announce that New York Action Alliance and other northeast regional groups from CT and NJ have combined their collective efforts to become the Restorative Action Alliance, made up of volunteer leaders from varied backgrounds and…
Read MoreWomen Against Registry: We Saved the Best for Last – Registry impact demonstration – YouTube livestream on Sept 24
[womenagainstregistry.org – 9/21/20] We will live stream the peaceful demonstration beginning Thursday at 8 AM Mountain time. We invite you to get your cup of coffee and by all means get dressed then join us remotely. This will be on the innocentvictims1 YouTube channel. Here is the direct link to the live stream. Be sure to check the description on the live stream page to learn the latest about any last minute changes such as a different start time or different URL for the live stream, if necessary. Read the full…
Read MoreSacramento In-Person Emotional Support Meeting Resumes Sept 24
The in-person support group meeting in Sacramento resumes 9/24. The group is from 6:30 to 8 pm every Thursday. Please email [email protected] for more information.
Read MoreWomen Against Registry: Pushback Again! Sept 24 Denver demonstration to change America’s sexual offense registration laws
[womenagainstregistry.org ] Last year WAR organized a massive media campaign with a focus on Halloween the impact to registered citizens and families. That campaign went to over 9,000 outlets. The DOJ Rule 72 recommendation was released mid-August asking for public comment prior to October 13, 2020. We are concerned with the pattern that is developing to further punish our registrants and families. In Millard v Rankin, 13-cv-02406-RPM (USDC 2017), a US District Court determined Colorado’s sex offense registry laws constituted cruel and unusual punishment. But in the 10th Circuit Court…
Read MoreACSOL Phone Meeting on Sept 12
Please join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci as well as ACSOL President and criminal defense attorney Chance Oberstein for our next phone meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12, beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time and will last at least two hours. Discussion topics will include: proposed SORNA regulations the Willman decision in-person registration during the COVID-19 pandemic the upcoming Tiered Registry residency restrictions overseas and domestic travel other current topics and pending legal action throughout the nation. Please Show Up, Stand Up…
Read MoreSacramento Caravan: #SayTheirNames & Bring Our Loved Ones Home on Thursday, August 13
[#SayTheirNames] On Thursday, August 13 there will be a #SayTheirNames action at the CA Capitol Building followed by a car caravan to CDCR and a candlelight vigil at night to honor lives lost. For details, read this Facebook page, and click on the graphic at the top of the page. For a schedule, scroll down the Facebook page. Demand a #MoratoriumOnCovidBehindBars: * HONOR the lives of those who have died from COVID-19 behind bars. * EXPOSE how the state continues to threaten the lives of incarcerated people in overcrowded prisons.…
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