The long-term effects of incarceration on the mental health of inmates has been the subject of some research in recent years. Shawn Cahill, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, published a 2015 study finding that Americans…
Month: April 2019
ACLU pushes for removal of sex offender registry
Could the sex offender registry soon be a thing of the past? The American Civil Liberties Union wants to possibly get rid of it, saying the registry doesn’t work. Right now, there are two cases out of Michigan, including a…
Kaul Won’t Restart Juvenile Prison Investigation | Wisconsin News | US News
There were 18 incidents involving the use of pepper spray from December through February, compared with 46 the previous three months, the report said. “There remains a need to focus on staff de-escalation training and skills development as well as…
Reggie Jackson: The growth of mass incarceration in Milwaukee | The Milwaukee Independent
“The prison population in Wisconsin has more than tripled since 1990. Wisconsin has the highest black male incarceration rate in the country. Half of African American men in their 30s in Milwaukee County have been in state prison.” – ROC…
Community organizations urge stakeholders to improve Wisconsin corrections, re-entry system · The Badger Herald
Madison-area Urban Ministry peer support specialist James Morgan emphasized the importance of collaboration between stakeholders to effectively address these problems. The role legislators play is crucial, Morgan said. They hold the power to revisit and make changes to current legislation —…
Part 5: Predators and broken families
“The biggest danger is family members and trusted friends.” (Lee Shipway, Peaceful Solutions Counseling executive director.) Less than 2%. That’s how many were total strangers to the child-victim at the center of a sample of 658 local police investigations since…
Teenagers, Sexting, and the Law | State-of-the-Art Review Articles | Pediatrics
The phenomenon of teen sexting emerged as a result of the proliferation of digital technology. More than 40 studies have established that teen sexting occurs relatively frequently and is a rising trend, commensurate with the ubiquity of smartphone ownership in…
Constitutional right or crime? Case of alleged harassment of sex offender’s family heads to court – lehighvalleylive.com
Police said the day Forte Sr. was arrested, officers were called to the neighborhood for Forte Jr. yelling obscenities and harassing the woman and her family. Nicole Klein testified on Tuesday that she was in her house and the windows…
PA high court will again review sex offender registration | | CCRC
On August 31, 2018, the trial court issued an 80 page opinion adopting the experts’ evidence and finding that SORNA violates both state and federal Due Process as well as a number of other constitutional provisions. The government appealed to…
This Day April 9 | National Review
2001—A Ninth Circuit panel, in an opinion by Stephen Reinhardt, rules in Doe v. Otte that application of Alaska’s Sex Offender Registration Act (commonly termed a “Megan’s Law”) to those whose crimes were committed before enactment of the … Source:…