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The Times: Do sex offenders deserve a scarlet letter on their passport?

Wed, 2016-02-03 22:54 +0000 — Posted by CCJR Staff

After rousing themselves from the 30-plus-year bad trip that was the war on drugs — or rather, the war on drug users — many Americans in and out of elected office looked around for someone else to persecute. Someone, somewhere, must be so depraved and hateful that liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans could join in common cause to vilify them.

ICE authorized to create Angel Watch Center to expand child protection efforts following passage of International Megan’s Law

Wed, 2016-02-03 19:54 +0000 — Posted by CCJR Staff

WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been authorized to create an Angel Watch Center to expand efforts to alert foreign law enforcement partners about the intended travel by convicted registered child sex offenders from the United States to their countries, following the signature of International Megan's Law by the President on Monday.

CONGRESS APPROVES ADDITION OF “UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS” TO PASSPORTS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS

Tue, 2016-02-02 22:14 +0000 — Posted by CCJR Staff
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill (HR 515) on February 1 that would require, for the first time in the history of the United States, the addition of “unique identifiers” to the passports of American citizens.   This bill passed in spite of valiant efforts by both state and national organizations opposing it. We're hopeful that a legal challenge can be mounted soon.

850 convicted sex offenders eligible to petition to get off state's criminal offenders registry

Fri, 2016-01-29 17:58 +0000 — Posted by CCJR Staff

Approximately 850 convicted sex offenders and offenders against children are eligible to petition to get off the state's criminal offenders registry, after a little-noticed Supreme Court ruling earlier this year.

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