In 2019, I was falsely accused of a petty theft in Broward County, Florida, despite living over 1,100 miles from the alleged offense and having no transportation. I was arrested by my local police agency and spent 24 days incarcerated,…
Why are the Reconviction Rates So Important?
Why the actual re-offense rates are important pertaining to the total number of people who are already on the registry compared with the percentage of those who are then later re-convicted of a new sexually related crime. This is a…
Sex Offenders: Fear vs. Fact on Halloween
Media fearmongering over “Registered Sex Offenders” in the community has become an annual Halloween tradition in the same way as razor blades and poison in candy. Wendy Murphy (who famously stated she “never met a false rape claim” during the…
A limited study done by the Department of Justice still proves that registrants have the lowest re-offense rate.
The Department of Justice Bureau of statistics has put out another report “Recidivism of sex offenders released from state prison a nine-year follow-up 2005-14.” This is another attempt to muddy the waters by the Department of Justice in relation to…
Fifteen Years of the Controversial Adam Walsh Act is Nothing to Boast About
On July 27, 2021, the US Marshals issued a press release (1) boasting of the 15th anniversary of the passage of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act (AWA), a bill that remains controversial. Due to the complexity and…
Politics and the Registry
Article was written by Vanguard One, whom has been with SOSEN from the time our site was first opened. I have always kept politics out of these forums as I felt that we all have our own political opinions…