Erring On The Side Of Persecution

Mar. 25, 2013 5:59 PM

Concerns raised over reliability of state's GPS monitoring of sex offenders

"AH sits on the steps near his Madison apartment shortly after release from a 51-day jail stay. From January 2011 to November 2012, H was arrested at least 12 times for parole violations related to his GPS monitor, spending 74 days in custody.

JM and AH were convicted of violent sex crimes and served many years in prison.

Now they are on parole, living in Madison neighborhoods, attending treatment groups and wearing Global Positioning System (GPS) ankle monitors — tracking that, under Wisconsin law, will continue for the rest of their lives.

But M,  H and 11 other offenders interviewed for this report say that Wisconsin’s GPS tracking system repeatedly fails, registering false alerts and landing the offenders in jail although they have done nothing wrong."

http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20130326/OSH0101/303260140/Concerns-raised-over-reliability-state-s-GPS-monitoring-sex-offenders?nclick_check=1

Blind spots in electronic monitoring of sex offenders

http://www.onlinesentinel.com/news/blind-spots-in-electronic-monitoring_2013-04-01.html

Number of fugitive sex offenders spikes since California 'realignment'

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/state&id=9062327

The Tighter They Squeeze, The More Will Slip Through Their Fingers

February 23, 2013

Paroled sex offenders disarming tracking devices

 "Thousands of high-risk parolees are removing GPS monitors, often with little risk of serving time, because jails are too full to hold them. Some have been charged with new crimes.

RM, a convicted child stalker, was arrested three times in two months after skipping parole and was freed almost immediately each time. After his third release, his GPS alarm went off and he vanished. Police say he subsequently molested two girls; he is back in custody on the new charges.

Thousands of paroled child molesters, rapists and other high-risk sex offenders in California are removing or disarming their court-ordered GPS tracking devices — and some have been charged with new crimes including sexual battery, kidnapping and attempted manslaughter.

The offenders have discovered that they can disable the monitors, often with little risk of serving time for it, a Times investigation has found. The jails are too full to hold them."

http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/23/local/la-me-sex-offenders-20130224

House OK’s ‘Justin’s Law’ for repeat sex offenders

http://blog.chron.com/texaspolitics/2013/05/house-oks-justins-law-for-repeat-sex-offenders/

Unhappy New Year

Monday, 31 December 2012

Chemical castration for pedophiles [sic] in the pipeline in Turkey: report

"The Turkish government is considering chemical castration for sex offenders who target miners, a local newspaper reported Sunday."

http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/12/31/257953.html

‘Chemical castration law absolutely needs to pass' 

http://www.todayszaman.com/news-302708-chemical-castration-law-absolutely-needs-to-pass.html 

Turkey considers chemical castration for pedophiles [sic]

http://www.todayszaman.com/news-302629-turkey-considers-chemical-castration-for-pedophiles.html

10:02AM GMT 31 Dec 2012

Criminals to be tracked via satellite with new tags

"Criminals will be tracked by satellite with new electronic tags that use GPS technology, it has emerged."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9772398/Criminals-to-be-tracked-via-satellite-with-new-tags.html

Satnav alarm if tagged paedo [sic] goes too close to a school

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4719269/GPS-tags-satnav-dangerous-criminals-tracked-from-space.html

Paedophiles [sic] to be tagged with GPS alarms which are triggered if they go near a school or playground

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255202/Paedophiles-tagged-GPS-alarms-triggered-near-school-playground.html 

Dec 27, 2012 11:09 AM

Physicians in China treat addictions by destroying the brain’s pleasure center

"Drug addiction in China is highly stigmatized. And now, some doctors are trying to cure it with a radical procedure known as as a "stereotactic ablation." More simply, it's the practice of destroying parts of the brain's "pleasure centers" (the nucleus accumbens) in heroin addicts and alcoholics as a way to stop drug cravings. At the same time, however, damage to this region could also impair a person's ability to experience natural longings and other emotions, including joy."

http://io9.com/5971500/physicians-in-china-treat-addictions-by-destroying-the-brains-pleasure-center?post=55631106

Updated 8:20 am, Saturday, December 29, 2012

New restrictions on sex offenders start in January

"Although this bill has good intentions, it's actually going to make it more dangerous especially for the poor people who work there who have to police this," Landry said during House debate on the proposal.

However, it's unclear how librarians will be able to enforce the new regulations because they will have no way of knowing who was convicted of assaulting a child under 13.

http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/New-restrictions-on-sex-offenders-start-in-January-4154071.php

December 30, 2012, 11:50 am

New inheritance and sex offender laws

"The new year will bring new powers to allow WA authorities to electronically monitor the state’s most dangerous sex offenders.

Among several pieces of controversial new legislation to come into force in the state on January 1 or just after, electronic monitoring will become a standard condition of supervision orders for dangerous sexual offenders released from custody.

Electronic monitoring via a GPS system will also apply to dangerous sexual offenders who have already been released and are currently on supervision orders, with the new powers due to come into effect from February.

The $6 million system will only be used in Perth initially, with a regional phase-in scheduled later in the year."

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/15736493/

Jan 1, 2013 - 12:16

Good news for some, bad news for others

"On the other, sex crimes against children under the age of 12 will no longer be subject to a statute of limitations."

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Good_news_for_some,_bad_news_for_others.html?cid=34630646

Spot A Number Of Problems

NOVEMBER 23, 2012 23:00

Engineer invents device to detect convicted sex offenders

"The father of a 4-year-old boy has invented a machine that triggers an alarm when a convicted sex offender wearing an electronic monitoring anklet approaches.

Dubbed the “electronic anklet detector,” the device rings an alarm when a convicted sex offender wearing an anklet approaches within 30 minutes.

Inventor Hong Gwang-ui, 43, said, “Whenever I watched news on violent sex crimes, I got infuriated as a father,” adding, “After racking my brain over how to prevent sex crimes, I developed this machine.” "

http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=040000&biid=2012112447908

Monsters From Space

Wednesday November 21,2012

GROWING CALLS FOR SEX OFFENDERS TO BE TRACKED FROM SPACE

"Sex offender Ryan Yates

RENEWED calls have been for sex offenders to be tracked by satellite after it emerged dozens [!!!] of freed rapists and paedophiles [sic]  have reoffended [how?] while under supervision over the past year.

A new report revealed that the police are monitoring record numbers of perverts [offensive and inflammatory]  freed to live in Scotland’s communities.

Figures released yesterday showed that 3,946 sex offenders are currently being managed under the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (Mappa) – 210 more than two years ago."

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/359544

Sex offenders in the community reach five year high

http://www.scottishconservatives.com/news/news/sex-offenders-in-the-community-reach-five-year/2326

Band

Posted: 4:24 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, 2012

Many paroled sex offenders removing GPS tracking devices

"Letter sent to state auditor about sex offenders violating parole

Few criminals get people more on edge than sex offenders [yes, but why?], but now it appears that some [?] sex offenders who are still on parole have flouted the terms of their release, even going so far as to cut off their GPS tracking devices.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation maintains a website that's updated daily. It shows at-large parolees who have bailed on the state's GPS monitoring system."

http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/paroled-sex-offenders-violate-terms-release-includ/nS464/

Mission Creep

Posted April 30, 2012 11:13:07

Warning over GPS tracking of sex offenders

"Civil Liberties Australia has urged the State Government to be cautious when using GPS devices to track high-risk offenders in WA.

The State Government hopes to introduce the technology next year and could initially fit 18 dangerous sex offenders living in the community with the devices.

It has flagged the possibility of expanding the program for other high-risk criminals such as arsonists ...""

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-30/civil-liberties-warning-over-gps-tracking/3980234