Whats Happening in The Sex Offender Community

Here is Whats Happening Today July 25-26, 2011:Please forward to everyone you know! DEADLINE For States to Implement the Adam Walsh Act July 27, 2011. Only 11 of 50 have done so, so far! eAdvocate Tidbits More States have been declared "Substantially Compliant" by the SMART Office even though they have not formally announced this to the public. It is hidden in their newsroom page. SORNA's Approaching Deadlines by Dr. Levenson a Guest Blogger at SAJRT A new research paper from Dr. Jill Levenson: 100,000 Sex Offenders Missing . . . or Are They? Deconstruction of an Urban Legend Another recent paper by Dr. Levenson: Who are the people in your neighborhood? A descriptive analysis of individuals on public sex offender registries. Don't Let Congress Order Internet Companies to Spy on You: Oppose the Data Retention Bill The U.S. House of Representatives is currently considering H.R. 1981, a bill that would order all of our online service providers to keep new logs about our online activities, logs to help the government identify the web sites we visit and the content we post online. This sweeping new "mandatory data retention" proposal treats every Internet user like a potential criminal and represents a clear and present danger to the online free speech and privacy rights of millions of innocent Americans. Tell your Representative to oppose this dangerous bill, before this week's critical vote. H.R. 1981 would impose sweeping requirements on a broad swath of online service providers to keep new records on all of their customers, just in case the police ever want to investigate any of them. In particular, the bill would require any "provider of an electronic communication service or remote computing service" to keep for at least 18 months a record of which users were assigned to particular network addresses at particular times. ..... Source.. by EFF The bill is in the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of which Rep Sensenbrenner (Author of AWA) is Chairman. BREAKING NEWS: Ohio Supreme Court Declares Adam Walsh Acts Classification Scheme Punishment! 7-13-2011 Ohio: The Ohio Supreme Court, in a 5-2 decision, declared the classification and registration scheme in Senate Bill 10, Ohio’s Adam Walsh Act, to be punishment. It is therefore unconstitutional to apply it retroactively. The case is State v. Williams, and it is available online here: http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/rod/docs/pdf/0/2011/2011-ohio-3374.pdf Hats off to those folks who have been fighting this cause in Ohio. For now have a GREAT day and a BETTER tomorrow. eAdvocate RSOL National Conference: 19 Days Until Conference CLICK on picture for further information "Window on Topics: Featuring Today" Manipulating Minds with Terms and Phrases Significant Additions Have Been Made Human Rights - Core Documents Question: "Are you new to the Community Room?" Please read "This Important Message" as it will help us making referrals. And, if you want to know "How to get around the Community Room" our Tutorial is best; it also has a section for Advocates. This "Whats Happening Today" message may be copied and posted to any other site without asking, so long as you post a direct link back to this page. Our reason is simple, since we may have additions/changes, then folks will always have access to updated information. We are a OPEN no signin site, established for Humanitarian purposes. Thank You, eAdvocate