He issued the 10-page ruling Monday after four registered sex offenders petitioned the court. He noted that the court has received about 650 habeas corpus petitions raising similar legal issues ...

The conduct of the 18th DA over the past six months is beyond deplorable. This is simply the icing on the cake,” Aurora City ...

On December 8, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) adopted a rule specifying the minimum national requirements for registration under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).

KAPLAN, La. — The Kaplan police chief explains the laws applied to registered sex offenders, in the wake of a numbers of call with concerns regarding a sex offender living near a school.News 10 ...

AUSTIN - In creating a new treatment-based initiative to supervise violent sex offenders after they complete their prison sentences, Texas lawmakers this year hoped they had solved a legal ...

Nevertheless, because their sexual behaviors do break the law, they technically qualify as sex offenders. Generally, these individuals respond positively to appropriate treatment, and their risk ...

Recent state court decisions prompted the La Porte City Council Monday to change its sex offender residency ordinance. The modifications to the ordinance will not be official until council meets ...

Monitoring of the offender could involve some point-in-time check-ins or movement restrictions. Convicted sex offenders will also face work restrictions after they complete their sentence. Knowing ...

State Rep. Jim Lower, R-Greenville, introduced legislation that would make at least seven changes to the law. They include allowing sex offender registrants who are parents or legal guardians to ...

CHICAGO (CN) — A divided Seventh Circuit Tuesday upheld an Indiana law that opponents claim is unfair to sex offenders who moved to Indiana.. Indiana’s “Sex Offender Registration Act," also known as ...