Great, just when I thought it would be a quiet year in AL, this crap happens: legislature to increase work restrictions from 1000 to 2000 ft...

This was sent specifically to State Rep. Todd because she has spoken publicly about the need to reform sex offender laws in Alabama. Adding ...

 Its a quiet year in legislature... so far. Below is a list of 2011 Legislative Bills as of today, March 10, 2011: HB 23: Allows expung...

More Alabama stupidity. Maybe I'm biased, but it seems the stupidity seems to be more concentrated in North Alabama. For once, WAFF 48 d...

Google News/ The Canadian Press reports that due to the budget shortfalls of many states, tough-on-crime policies could be changing : Expert...

 Shady Court sits empty now, a sad reminder of the emptiness of the hearts of many who judged its residents solely on label rather tha...

Our favorite politician Tim "English Only" James is up for election... in the 2010 Shiitake awards! And much like the real electio...

This article is not exclusive to sex offenders; however, it gives a good illustration to our insane attitudes about incarceration and punish...

Three new news stories, courtesy of WAFF 48 in Huntsville: THE GOOD: STATE COURT OF APPEALS STRIKES DOWN NOTIFICATION LAW AS UNCONSTITUTIONA...

This is Steve Hurst, who is seeking a fourth term for the State House of Representatives. Like most politicos, Hurst is bringing up sex offe...

A judge allegedly allows a man accused of a sex crime to plead to a non-sex offense so he can have a place to live, and gets dragged before ...

The combination of hick-town policing and big brother funding leads to potentially idiotic results, especially when local hick town news rep...

Not a lot happening lately but there were a few news briefs of interest this month: http://www.decaturdaily.com/stories/area-news-in-brief...

I've never understood just newspaper would print such nonsense when they refuse to print the truth or any of my editorials. http://www...

It is yet another article devoted to crazy Alabama politics. No, it isn't a sex crime issue, but we all need a little humor. Hm, now I h...

On Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, at 7pm, American's Reality Check radio interviewed Shiloni Transformation Ministry , a faith based initiat...

I am hoping the courts uphold the ruling striking down the practice of re-incarcerating sex offenders for not being able to obtain housing b...

Living in the Shoals is not all that great with all the fear-mongering and small town thinking resonating around this place. So it comes as...

This is the longer and more detailed version of yesterday's headline. http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/08/federal_appeals_court_reverses...

The practice of arresting someone for "Failure To Register" in Alabama simply because a registrant lacks the ability to find a hom...