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Saturday, January 7, 2012

Resources for RSO's

Have to take a break for awhile. Being evicted again due to residential Restrictions. Below is a list of great allies in the fight against The Sex Crime Witch Hunters, Jessica's Law, Megan's Law, ect.... One of the best websites is Sex Offender Issues at: http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/

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    How to Fight Residential Restrictions in CA

    How RSO's In CA can Challenge Jessica's Law's Residential RestrictionsBy Coral Henning

    Q.
    My brother is going to get out of jail soon, and we were planning on him moving in with me, but his parole officer told him he couldn’t because he has to register as a sex offender and I live too close to an elementary school, which is against “ Megan’s Law” or “ Jessica’s Law” or something like that. Isn’t there anything we can do? I’m afraid if he doesn’t live with me he will be homeless.

    Jerri

    A. California’s Megan’s Law requires anyone convicted of a wide range of crimes, including forcible sex crimes involving non-consenting adults and most sex crimes involving children, prostitution, and child pornography, to register as a sex offender upon release on parole or probation or discharge from custody. California Penal Code § 290. Proposition 83 (PDF), the Sexual Predator Punishment and Control Act, or “Jessica’s Law (PDF),” which amended Megan’s Law on November 8, 2006, forbids any registered sex offender from living within 2,000 feet of a school or park where children regularly gather. California Penal Code § 3003.5(b).

    Your brother is not alone in facing a very bleak prospect. According to the Prison Law Office, a nonprofit public interest law firm which engages in class action and other impact litigation on behalf of prisoners, these residency restrictions have forced many parolees to become homeless because they are unable to find affordable, compliant housing.

    Jessica's law has been challenged in courts as being too restrictive. Your brother may wish to ask a court to review his case. The Prison Law Office, which has been involved in many of these challenges, has produced a packet of forms and instructions that parolees can use to ask for an immediate stay of the restrictions while their individual cases are being heard by the courts. The packet is available for free on the web at:

    http://www.prisonlaw.com/pdfs/ModelHabeasFull,Dec10.pdf

    An additional fill-in-the-blank form, required by all California state courts in this type of case, can be downloaded from the California Courts’ website at:

    http://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/mc275.pdf

    You should be aware that local cities, towns and counties are permitted to adopt ordinances which impose further restrictions on where you can live. If you are not in Sacramento and are unsure whether your residence is in compliance with local law, check with someone who is familiar with your community’s laws.

    Good luck!

    Do you have a question for the County Law Librarian? Just email sacpress@saclaw.org. If your question is selected your answer will appear in next Thursday's column. Even if your question isn't selected, though, I will still respond within two weeks.

    Coral Henning, Director
    @coralh & @saclawlibrarian
    www.saclaw.org

    RSO's "Clustering" in CA

    Debate Sparked Over Sex Offender Housing

    San Bernardino officials consider ordinance to restrict the number of sex offenders living in one location

    By Olga Spilewsky and Craig Fiegener
    | Tuesday, Dec 6, 2011 | Updated 9:48 PM PST
    In one case, more than 20 registered offenders were discovered living in the same Budget Lodge motel near the Colton-San Bernardino city limits. NBC4's Craig Fiegener reports.
    Craig Fiegener
    In one case, more than 20 registered offenders were discovered living in the same Budget Lodge motel near the Colton-San Bernardino city limits. NBC4's Craig Fiegener reports.
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    The San Bernardino City Council is trying to decide how to restrict the number of sex offenders living in one location. In one case, more than 20 registered offenders were discovered living in the same Budget Lodge motel near the Colton-San Bernardino city limits.
    The Budget Lodge's management said it's a place where offenders can stay in compliance with the law.
    "Everybody always said they feel more safe here and it's really quiet," said Budget Lodge front desk manager Kelly Thill.
    Some motel customers stay a few days, while others stay a few weeks. And, if the guest has a record, the management will find out about it.
    The Budget Lodge is not breaking any rules when it comes to housing sex offenders. The nearest school is about 2,000 feet away. It has recently been remodeled and it offers four different types of rooms. And, it is located in a remote area along the 215 Freeway.
    If the city council decides to implement an ordinance to restrict so many registered sex offenders from living in the same motels, it would clash with state law. Currently, there are no rules on the number of people living in one location.
    "They have to go somewhere," adds Thill. "It's away from schools and parks."
    The city of San Bernardino is home to 600 sex offenders. The Megan's Law website shows several homes are being shared by registrants on release.

    CA Prison Shrink Fakes Rape

    Prison psychologist in alleged rape scheme fired     

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. --         A California prison psychologist charged with faking her own rape has been fired from the prison system.
    A spokeswoman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation told the Sacramento Bee on Wednesday that Laurie Ann Martinez's last day with the department was Dec. 22.
    Her firing came less than a week after the state psychology board announced it was suspending the 36-year-old Martinez's license.
    Martinez is accused of staging her robbery and rape in April at her home with the help of a friend and then dialing 911.
    Sacramento authorities say she and her friend, 33-year-old Nicole Snyder, have acknowledged the scheme. Martinez was allegedly trying to get her husband to move to a more desirable neighborhood.     
    Read more here: http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/12/29/2664392_prison-psychologist-in-alleged.html#storylink=cpy

    Inside the Broken CA Prison System

    California’s Broken Prison System

    By Maria Telesco
    Book Review:Inside the Broken California Prison System by Boston Woodard,B-88207
    Boston Woodard’s book is available from www.amazon.com. For more information about this book,see www.brokencaliforniaprison.com.
    It’s been a while since I’ve heard California prisons referred to as “country clubs,” an absurdly outrageous politically generated misnomer. When “free people” learn of prisoners,handcuffed and shackled at the ankles,beaten with metal batons by rampaging guards;forced to stand naked,outdoors,in broiling sun or polar cold,for hours on end,for no particular reason;dying in their cells from heart attacks while guards,busy watching TV,refuse to respond to their calls for help until it’s too late,they are appalled. “What third-world country would do that?” they ask. When told the “country” is California,all 33 of its prisons,many shrug as if to say “So what?”
    There’s a flaw in our cultural convictions that makes some Americans horrified when they hear of prisoners in other countries being abused like this,while simultaneously they seem to think it’s perfectly acceptable to punish prisoners in our own country with various forms of maltreatment that are not only inhumane and indecent but also in many cases in defiance of international law.
    Boston Woodard,Prisoner B-88207,has experienced all these abuses and more,and omits nothing in his first book,Inside the Broken California Prison System. This 251-page compilation of articles,originally published in the Community Alliance over the last six years,sweeps the dirt back out from under the rug. Not dramatized,he simply tells it as he sees it,clearly and credibly. The book’s 44 essays display excellent investigative journalism skill and integrity. The appendix lists 39 prison advocacy resources,a virtual goldmine for activists,students and families of prisoners.
    I’ve known Boston for upward of 15 years and have visited him a few times. A seventh-grade dropout morphed into a self-educated jailhouse journalist,he has dedicated his quarter-century sojourn to educating “free people” about what really goes on inside. He makes it clear that his writings are not his gripes;he doesn’t whine. Nor does he write because of,or about,“prisoners’ rights”—in reality,they have none,since the First and Eighth Amendments carry little clout inside prison walls.
    Rather,he writes to enforce the public’s right to know what their tax dollars are being wasted on:a huge,corrupt and dysfunctional prison system that serves no useful purpose. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation neither corrects nor rehabilitates. An employee,who must remain anonymous,says it should more accurately be named the “Department of Corruption and Revenge.”
    “Know the truth and the truth shall set you free,” the Bible says—unless you’re telling the truth about the prison you’ve been in for decades,in which case it will get you thrown in the “Hole” (solitary confinement),beaten up by vengeful guards,fed starvation rations and once again be granted the privilege of watching the “Goon Squad” demolish your few personal possessions.
    What do you call a man who knows the truth and reports it,not just once,but hundreds of times,fully aware that his “reward” will be abuse? What makes him tick?
    Prison authorities call him Liar and Troublemaker. Prisoners I visit,with whom I’ve discussed Woodard’s articles,have called him Glutton for Punishment,Hero and Crusader. Mike Rhodes,Community Alliance editor,calls him Journalist. I call him Poster Boy,who proves a formerly semi-literate,once-violent criminal can educate,reform,rehabilitate and redeem himself,with no help from the “system,” and become a productive citizen. I also call him Dear Friend.
    Boston Woodard,B-88207,is all that and more. So what does make him tick? A hunger for true justice? A thirst to reveal evil and corruption in the prison-industrial-complex? He has been in several California prisons,moved from one “joint” to another whenever a warden gets fed up with his revelations. Boston has personally experienced,or witnessed,the events he writes about. He is dedicated to bringing his knowledge of the truth,previously well-concealed by the power structure,to the surface,to inform the public of the inhumane cruelties their tax dollars’ support.
    I’ve been inside many prisons in California,other states of the United States and Great Britain,as a visitor,a volunteer,a journalist and an investigator with medical-legal teams. I’ve seen enough to make my skin crawl:prisoners who were beaten nearly to a pulp by vengeful guards;prisoners with physical disabilities whom guards repeatedly “accidentally” tripped and caused to fall. I’ve heard the lies concocted by public information officers (PIOs) to cover up beatings and other misdeeds. I’ve seen and heard enough to enable me to vouch for the veracity of Woodard’s stories.
    Many U.S. prisons are new,shiny and state-of-the-art,but prisoners are treated no better than cattle at a slaughterhouse. Treating prisoners with ordinary human decency is considered “coddling” and offends “tough-on-crime” devotees. The predominant attitude among Americans seems to be that “they committed a crime so they deserve to suffer.”
    The apparent goal of imprisonment in the United States,and particularly in California,is to humiliate and dehumanize. Staff appear to want to make prisoners,while inside,meaner,angrier and more violent than they were before incarceration,leading to recidivism. That,in turn,provides eternal jobs for members of the cartel that calls itself an association:the CCPOA (California Correctional Peace Officers Union),aka the guards.
    Some prisons (not all) in the United Kingdom are old and the cement is crumbling,but in all that I’ve seen there,prisoners are treated with respect and dignity. The goal in the United Kingdom and other industrialized countries is to educate the inmate and prepare him to leave prison a better person than he was when he entered,so that he will not reoffend.
    Woodard says,“The convict always gives respect to those prison staff [and all others] who display respect,” which is how I observed inmate/staff relationships in the United Kingdom. He says,“I just want the guards and prison officials to do what is demanded of me and every other prisoner in the system,and that is to obey the law and follow the regulations.”
    The book is available from the Community Alliance and at www.amazon.com.

    No More Mail for CA Inmates


    Calif. judge to uphold postcard-only mail for inmates

    Judge said she planned to deny a petition filed by several inmates over the ban enacted more than a year ago

     
     
    By Kathleen Wilson
    Ventura County Star
    VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. — A judge said she intends to uphold a policy that prohibits Ventura County jail inmates from receiving mail in envelopes and says senders must use postcards.
    In a tentative ruling issued Tuesday, Ventura County Superior Court Judge Rebecca S. Riley said she planned to deny a petition filed by several inmates over the ban enacted more than a year ago.
    Managers in the Ventura County Sheriff's Office say they imposed the rule in October 2010 to promote safety and to prevent drugs, weapons and large amounts of cash from being smuggled into jail in envelopes.
    But the ban drew protests from angry relatives and a legal challenge.
    Chief Deputy Public Defender Michael McMahon petitioned for court relief in January 2011, calling the practice an 'exaggerated response' to security concerns.
    He said the ban violates the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection because the prohibition exists only in Ventura County jails, not elsewhere in the state.
    The ban originally applied to incoming and outgoing mail, but the Sheriff's Office ended the prohibition for outgoing mail last year.
    On what she called the sole remaining issue of incoming mail, Riley ruled the Sheriff's Office had met the standards set out in a 1987 U.S. Supreme Court decision on prisoner communications.
    Riley said the Sheriff's Office had provided legitimate reasons for the rule and had allowed alternative ways for inmates to exercise their rights.
    She rejected the inmates' argument that the jail had a "ready alternative" for the practice because employees can inspect the mail.
    "This 'alternative' is not reasonable due to the amount of time consumption for the jail to inspect each piece of incoming mail," she wrote. "A random inspection would not reach the same result."
    Attorneys for the inmates and for the sheriff said they expect Riley to uphold the tentative ruling in a court order. The judge asked the Sheriff's Office to write a proposed order for the court's review by Jan. 13.
    McMahon called the tentative ruling a setback but saidhe intends tofile a new case in state appeals court if the final order goes against him.
    "We're not done," Mc-Mahon said. "I'm in for the long haul."
    Jeffrey Held, a private Oxnard attorney representing the Sheriff's Office, said Riley ruled absolutely correctly.
    A federal court in Arizona already has ruled that a postcard-only policy is constitutional and legal, he said.
    "We were relying heavily on that precedent," Held said.
    The judge said she had been leaning toward an exception for inmates serving longer than a year, under California's realignment law.
    Starting last fall, the state began shifting to county jails lower-risk inmates who would have gone to state prison. Some may serve more than 10 years in jail, attorneys said. Riley, though, wrote that she has reconsidered that position on further review. "The court finds those 'musings' to have been illconsidered," she said. The inmates have argued that the rule causes them unnecessary distress and limits their ability to communicate with clergy members, doctors, family and friends. No other county jail or state prison in California has the restriction, McMahon said.
    Sheriff's officials say people can communicate with inmates by sending multiple postcards as large as 6½ by 11 inches. The restriction does not apply to correspondence between inmates and their lawyers.

    Tuesday, January 3, 2012

    A Motion for Innocence has Moved

    A Motion for Innocence has moved to http://amotionforinnocence.wordpress.com/ . This is a must see blog for anyone fighting The Sex Crime Witch Hunt.

    Sunday, January 1, 2012

    Healing Wifes



    Welcome to Healing Wives, the only known online resource for wives, ex-wives, and girlfriends of sex offenders.
    Since my husband was arrested in January 2000, I have spent hundreds of hours searching the Internet for resources to help me deal with the traumatic events since he was charged with molesting our neighbor. Although statistics show that at least 75% of child molesters are currently married or divorced, there are very few resources written specifically for the spouses of such offenders. Why?
    One reason is that women feel too ashamed or embarrassed to seek out help. The stigma attached to my husband's crime, as well as fear of retribution against him, has led me to live a secret life that few people know about. Another reason is that people generally have no sympathy for partners of molesters because they incorrectly assume the woman must have known what was going on and failed to protect the child. It is often thought that a woman will have to choose between her husband or her children. What about women who choose both? It is possible to support your husband through recovery while supporting your children through their healing. Even women who decide to leave their husbands will always be the ex-wife of a child molester. Women need guidance to help them through this legal and emotional battle. The shock, anger, betrayal, isolation, and feelings of disgust are hard enough to deal with but then we are faced with unfamiliar experiences involving legal hearings, the media, lawyers, and child protective services. It's an emotional roller coaster that no one should have to ride alone.
    Fortunately, I now know that I am not alone. In the past year, I have met several other women online who understand what I'm going through. The details of our situations vary greatly. Some of us have husbands at home, some are in prison. Some of us are married, some are not. Some of us have children, and some of us don't. The common bond between us is that we all have partners who are attracted to minors. We find comfort in each other's support for our healing, just as the men we love need our support in their recovery.
    This website is a collection of all the resources I have found to date. One of the first resources I recommend is To the Family Member or Friend of a Sex Offender. My hope is that Healing Wives will provide comfort and support to all women who may otherwise feel they're alone in this difficult situation. Please contact me if you are interested in corresponding with other Healing Wives.



























    How I Became a Registered Sex Offender

    How I Became A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER

    How I Became A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER
    By Eric Robert Smith

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    Do you think that registered sex offenders are the scum of the Earth, creepy guys hanging out near schools and parks leering at small children just waiting for the opportunity to pounce? Well, sadly some are. But there are a whole lot of people on the sex offender registry that you might think don't belong on it, and even more out there who you would wish were. Can you trust law enforcement and the judicial system? Do you believe everything counselors say? What is your understanding of Constitutional rights of the accused? Could you imagine that one parent would be able to use the judicial system to alienate their children from the other parent? Do you think that pedophiles are only adult males and that Catholic priests are the only ones in the church who hurt children? How I Became A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER is a heartbreaking story about a man who survived a childhood filled with abuse only to have it come back to haunt him and his family in the worst ways. This book will give you a new perspective on life, family, justice and hope.