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Blog UPDATES: Sex Offenders - In the Courts
As we make changes to states (after initial loading of cases) we will indicate DATE and STATE when a change is made. Since there are no normal blog posts, "Google Following" will not keep you updated on changes, you must check below for changes.
2010-06-12: Added Federal Civil Commitment Center and related materials.
2010-06-09: Updated all states' civil commitment sites by adding "Other Helpful Materials" section. Also added Federal civil commitment rules and site given the recent U.S. Sup court decision on AWA and civil commitment.
2010-03-10: Updated North Dakota's civil commitment information.
2010-03-06: Updated Kentucky as to case in U.S. Sup court.
2010-03-02: Updated Tennessee with new 6th circuit decison which held that, in the case of USA -v- Utesch the court held that the SORNA Rule which applied SORNA retroactive, was improperly promulgated therefore charges were dismissed.
To find examples of news articles for court:
Sex Offender News & Research: Updated by eAdvocate daily
Vigilantism towards sex offenders:
Murders of sex offenders:
Suicides of sex offenders:
Note: All blogs include acts against persons accused, associated with or related to a sex offender or their family.
National Advocacy Groups w/Persons to Contact:
ACLU:
Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants(CURE):
Sex Abuse Treatment Alliance: Click to Contact them:
Reform Sex Offender Laws
Jails and Prisons:
Just Detention International
National Advocacy Blogs/Websites:
SexOffenderIssues (ZMan's Blog)
Operation Awareness
Gay/Lesbian/Bi Issues:
Once in a while a case may be entwined with these issues,
there is another rresource that may be helpful:
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Lawyers:
Lawyers wishing to be listed please contact eAdvocate with contact information and state to be listed in. Thank you.
The American Bar Association: Lawyer Referral Services, national.
FindLaw: Find a lawyer
PrePaid Legal Services: Our understanding of them is, that you sign up before you need a lawyer and pay a fee every month. Then when you need an attorney you contact them and they refer you to someone local to where you live. They handle all types of law.
Pro Per Representation (representing self in court):
Obviously having a qualified lawyer is best, but there may be times when that is not possible. Accordingly, the first thing one should check into is, the court where you would file your action, often they have kits of everything you need to know on procedure in that court and the forms you will need.
Now, here is a handbook on filing in court to challenge your rights if you are in prison. Please remember that much of what is found in that book is also applicable to folks out in society, but it may take reading inbetween the lines to gather what you need to know.
