CDCR Withdraws Halloween Sign Requirement Statewide
Posted On 26 Oct, 2015
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) today announced in federal district court its decision to withdraw a statewide requirement that sex offender parolees post a sign on the front door of their residences on Halloween. Immediately following that announcement, CA RSOL withdrew its request for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO).
“This is a significant victory for more than 10,000 registered citizens and their families,” stated CA RSOL president Janice Bellucci. “They are no longer faced with the risk of significant injury.”
CA RSOL and plaintiff John Doe were represented in court by three attorneys — Janice Bellucci, Chance Oberstein and Alex Landon — who are also members of the CA RSOL board of directors. CDCR was represented by an attorney from the Office of the Attorney General as well as a representative of CDCR.
The plaintiffs in the case alleged that CDCR’s sign requirement violated the First Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution because it was speech compelled by a government agency. CDCR levied the Halloween sign requirement for the past seven years, even requiring homeless registered citizens to post signs on their sleeping bags, tents and vehicles.
“We are grateful to plaintiff John Doe who showed up, stood up and spoke up,” stated Oberstein. “Without him, we could not have filed this lawsuit.”
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Californiarsol .org,. (2015). CDCR Withdraws Halloween Sign Requirement Statewide | CA RSOL. Retrieved 27 October 2015, from http://californiarsol.org/2015/10/cdcr-withdraws-halloween-sign-requirement-statewide/
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