Reentry after incarceration is one of the most vulnerable transitions a person can face. Whether an individual has spent months in jail or years in prison, release does not automatically equate to freedom, stability, or restoration. In many cases, the…
Most people have to work. There are not a lot of individuals outside of retirement age who have adequate financial support from family members, and even a number of retirees struggle to make ends meet. It is equally true that…
In a couple of our earlier blogs and podcasts we addressed the issues RSOs face when wanting to attend or join a church. To review quickly, one of the obstacles to us attending or joining is, well, our criminal history…
In our last blog we discussed the issues RSOs face when getting out of prison and ways they can reenter society more successfully. One vital aspect of this is reintegration, letting people get to know you so that when some…
Convicted sex offenders face a lot of challenges. Even in jail and prison their lives are in danger if they are not segregated from other types of inmates or if they are not sent to majority-sex offender prisons. The obstacles…
The sex offender registry and accompanying laws have been around for a while and have served more as instruments of oppression than as instruments of justice. Over the course of time we have explained why the registry and laws not…
In our last podcast and blog we learned that there are a number of organizations that advocate for registered citizens/registered sex offenders, including efforts to educate the public and get questionable legislation overturned or modified. There are also programs and…
Thus far we have covered a number of topics in our blogs, including what life is like on the sex offender registry and the struggles and even dangers that registrants face. We have discussed victims, ways to succeed in spite…
Often we hear the phrase, “innocent until proven guilty.” We hear it on crime shows and in conversations about our legal system. If we were living in an ideal world, that would be so, but the hard truth is “guilty…