Tag Archives: sex offender registry
A Prison By Any Other Name
How Texas created a new for-profit lock-up, which it really doesn't want you to call a "prison."
How Texas created a new for-profit lockup, which it really doesn’t want you to call a “prison.” – by Michael Barajas @michaelsbarajas Fe...Read More
Making the Case Against Banishing Sex Offenders
Legislators won’t touch the subject, but courts are proving more sympathetic.
Legislators won’t touch the subject, but courts are proving more sympathetic to reforming laws that activists say sex amount to a "second sentence."...Read More
Criminal Court Punts on ‘Retroactive Punishment’ Question
Craig Reynolds argues that a legislative change forcing him to register as a sex offender is a retroactive punishment. The court says it's a civil penalty....Read More
Josh Gravens, Subject of Observer Feature, Removed from Sex Offender Registry
The Texas Observer’s June cover story, “Life On the List,” looked at what happens when children are placed on Texas’ public sex offender registry. It ce...Read More