WVRSOL – West Virginians for Rational Sexual Offense Laws

WVRSOL Opposes HB-3183: Prohibiting those listed on the state sex offender database from public school activities and events

UPDATE – 3/11/2023 HB 3183 Status: Adjourned Sine Die (died in committee). By Philip . . . WVRSOL has provided written testimony in opposition to HB-3182 Prohibiting those listed on the state sex offender database from public school activities and events. OPPOSITION Response to HB 3183 Prohibiting...

What will the new federal SORNA regulations mean?

By NARSOL Larry and Sandy . . . Not since the initiation of International Megan’s Law (IML) has anything raised such a level of anxiety, confusion, and questions as have the new federal SORNA/AWA guidelines that will become effective January 7, 2022. The only consensus seems to...

NARSOL’s Florida affiliate FAC condemns registry as incompatible with U.N. values of dignity and equality

WVRSOL joins NARSOL and its affiliate Florida Action Committee (FAC), in its condemnation of the registry. By F.A.C. . . . Last week, the Canadian Supreme Court ruled that mandatory sex offender registration and lifetime sex offender registration were unconstitutional. Basically, removing a judge’s discretion to determine whether someone...

Sexplanations – Sex Offender Registries

By Philip . . . Sexplanations – Sex Offender Registries by Dr. Lindsey Doe. Here is a superbly done explanation of the Sex Offender Registry, why it was created, what it’s supposed to do, and how it simply doesn’t work. Follow us

WVRSOL joins NARSOL in Opposition to U.S. Senate SB3951, the PROTECT Act of 2022

By Philip . . . WVRSOL has joined NARSOL in Opposition to U.S. Senate SB3951, the PROTECT Act of 2022. You may read NARSOL’s opposition post here and the associated opposition letter here. WVRSOL has mailed individual letters of opposition to U.S. Senate SB3951 to the U.S. Judiciary...

New Church Crossroads of Hope Offers Hope to Registrants & Their Families

By Sandy & Philip . . . For persons required to register whose life “before” included regular or even occasional church attendance and worship, being ostracized from the fellowship or forbidden to attend due to restrictions or laws can be one of the more devastating consequences of life...