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

February 1, 2023March 12, 2023 Philip Kaso

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 those listed on the state sex offender database from public school activities…

WVRSOL Opposes SB-187: New School Employees’ Felony

January 27, 2023March 12, 2023 Philip Kaso

!UPDATE – 3/11/2023 SB 187 | Status: Enroll. By Philip . . . WVRSOL has provided written testimony in opposition to SB-187 Creating new criminal offenses of sexual contact, intrusion, or abuse of students by a school employee. OPPOSITION Response to SB 187 Creating new criminal offenses of sexual contact, intrusion, or abuse of students by school employee January…

WVRSOL Opposes SB-120: Annual Registration Fee

January 27, 2023March 12, 2023 Philip Kaso

UPDATE – 3/11/2023 SB 120 Status: Adjourned Sine Die (died in committee). By Philip . . . WVRSOL has provided written testimony in opposition to SB-120 Requiring registered sex offenders [to] pay [an] annual fee OPPOSITION Response to SB 120 Requiring registered sex offenders pay annual fee January 27, 2023 Senate Judiciary Committee: West Virginians for Rational Sexual Offence Laws…

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

November 11, 2022November 12, 2022 Philip Kaso

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 warrants this label and all the restrictions that come with it, or…

Sexplanations – Sex Offender Registries

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 Philip Kaso

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

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 Philip Kaso

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 Committee members and West Virginia Senators Joe Manchin, III and Shelley More…

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

March 19, 2022March 20, 2022 Philip Kaso

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 on the registry. And for those who are seeking a church home…

NARSOL’s 2022 National Conference is Almost Here!

March 19, 2022 wvrsol

It may be hard to believe that it’s that time again, but here we are: NARSOL’s 2022 National Conference is now only three months away! The event, which will be held June 16-19 in Raleigh, North Carolina, promises to be bigger, better, and even more exciting than last year’s Houston event which was, by all accounts, an unqualified success! This year’s…

The Anti-Registry Activist Manual—A Guide to Effective Advocacy by Jonathan Grund

March 19, 2022March 19, 2022 wvrsol

By Philip . . . The Anti-Registry Activist Manual—A Guide to Effective Advocacy book review. I had the opportunity recently in my position as Executive Director of West Virginians for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (WVRSOL) to obtain, read, and review The Anti-Registry Activist Manual—A Guide to Effective Advocacy compiled and edited by Jonathan Grund with support from Derek Logue…

Senate Judiciary Committee Introduces and Senate Engrosses SB728 in a 33 – 0 Vote

March 13, 2022March 15, 2022 wvrsol

By Philip . . . On February 28th of the 2022 legislative session, the Senate Judiciary Committee introduced SB 728, quickly read it three times, passed, and engrossed it in the Senate 33 – 0. On March 2nd, SB728 has forwarded to the House and the House Judiciary Committee. If passed, the bill would have required all West Virginia registered…