Registry Matters

RM230: New Removal Process in SC and Entrapment Win in Illinois Explained

On the episode tonight, we’re going to focus really on two things. We’re going to focus on the state of South Carolina and a new removal process for people on the registry. And we’re going to focus on entrapment, the defense of entrapment and a decision just released yesterday from the Illinois Supreme Court. [8:01] […]

RM229: Live from the NARSOL Conference 2022 Raleigh, NC

I was joined by Dr Emily Horowitz [email protected], Dr Kristan Russell https://www.kristannicolerussell.com/ and Brenda Jones to talk about the conference, their research and advocacy work as the person not directly impacted as well as being a woman.   https://www.registrymatters.co/podcast/rm229-live-from-the-narsol-conference-2022-raleigh-nc/ Leave voicemail: 747-227-4477 Email us: [email protected] Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/registrymatters Follow us on Twi...

RM228: Can a PFR Receive Social Security Disability?

Hey everybody, we take a unique look at how a PFR may qualify for social security disability. You might. Larry shares his deep knowledge on the subject. We also had an experience traveler and PFR join us to talk about international travel. It’s an amazing conversation. [6:15] International Travel with Brian [24:16] Social Security Disability […]

RM227: Pacific Legal Launches Challenge To End New AWA Regulations

On the episode tonight, we’re going to be talking about a lawsuit filed in California against the US Attorney General. We will be talking about a recent US Supreme Court decision that is tangentially related to our issue. We also have some comments from patrons and Andy has a rant! [6:33] How do folks incarcerated […]

RM226: Indiana Appeals Court Denies Ex Post Facto Challenge

RM225: The Intersection Between Roe and PFRs

On the show this week, we dig into how the recently released draft opinion by the Supreme Court of the United States, and use that as a framework to discuss issues regarding the registry. Stick with us, it might seem messy and convoluted, but there is a method to the madness. We also have a […]

RM224: Defendant in Police Sex Sting Entitled to New Trial w Kathleen Hambrick

This week on the show, we are joined by Kathleen Hambrick of Citizens Against Government Entrap (CAGE) to talk about a case out of Washington. A man named Argobast will receive a new trial affording him the opportunity to argue entrapment. This is a deep dive into that case. Thank you Kathleen for coming on […]

RM223: Homophobic Sodomy Law in South Carolina Unconstitutional

Breaking News out of South Carolina: A settlement agreement with South Carolina Attorney General Allen Wilson along with state law enforcement, division chief Mark Keel, those wrongly convicted of sodomy in the state of South Carolina will now be taken off the PFR registry in the Palmetto State. The settlement was reached after arguments had […]

RM222: Realistic Living While On Supervision

On RM222, we have a couple cases we’re going to dig into. One has an obvious relationship to the registry. The second one, not so much. We have a few questions to go over and a series of questions relating to living while on the registry. [2:09] Question from Colorado relating to moving to another […]

RM221: A Lying Prosecutor is not A Constitutional Violation

On this episode, going to be talking about a case from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals out of Texas. If a prosecutor lies to you, can you receive compensable damages. Not in this case. And we’re gonna be talking about the confirmation of Judge Jackson to the Supreme Court. And the backstory of what’s […]

RM220: Changing One Word Makes All The Difference

On the show tonight, we dig into the weeds and get super specific about how just one single word can change the entire bill. Language matters. The way each word interacts with those around it makes a huge difference in the outcome of how a law will be applied positively, or in the case we […]

RM219: Supreme Court Confirmation Debacle Will Set Us Back Years

We dig into the confirmation hearings of Ketanji Brown Jackson and the attacks that were launched on her by the Senators of the United States Congress. They were very unprofessional to say the least. Larry goes into a history lesson of a possible start of the uncivil behavior going back to the Robert Bork hearings […]

RM218: Should Judge Jackson Be Elevated To The Supreme Court?

We are going to dive into comments made in response to criticism of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States. We’re going to be doing a plethora of questions. This is probably the most questions we’ve tried to cover one episode. [00:45] Daylight Savings Time [09:48] Statement regarding civil commitment […]

RM217: 3 Questions About The Adam Walsh Act

On this episode of Registry Matters, we have started digging into the details of the Adam Walsh Act. I came up with a bunch of questions, but we only had time to get into three of them. We also had our final segment on Don’t Talk To The Police. Larry also fields a few questions […]

RM216: Deep Dive into California’s Registry Removal Process

This weeks episode has a feature segment about the registry removal process in California. Larry digs into the nuances of who would qualify, the specific language of evidence required to be presented. We also cover the impact of the American Law Institutes accepting the recommendations. Also another segment of “Don’t Talk to the Police” as […]

RM215: Sotomayor: NY Residency Restrictions for PFRs Unconstitutional? Maybe

On RM215, we do a deep dive into United States Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor’s recent statement in response to a denial of a cert petition. We have a few questions and situations of probation and transferring to other states on the docket as well. [2:09] Conditions of supervision transferring from Deleware to Georgia [10:58] […]

RM214: Court Says “FYP” Is Protected Speech

We’ve got a case out of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The name is Matthew Wood v. Chad Eubanks and a huge list of other names. This isn’t directly “registry” related, but it’s a First Amendment issue that seemed important to dive into. We’re also going to talk about how the ACLU (and other […]

RM213: Virginia Says “The Registry Is Non Punitive”

We’ve going to do a deep dive into a case from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. The case involved a recently turned 18 year old and a relationship with his high-school girlfriend and he’s now on the registry for life. Not so much a great ending to the story unfortunately. And then we have […]

RM212: Accused and Held Without Bond Explained

On RM212, we are going to have a special guest attorney, Ashley, Reymore-Cloud. With her, we’re going to be talking about pretrial detention as exist around the country, in New Mexico and in the federal system. We have some listener questions. And we’re going to cover a social media settlement that happened in New York. […]

RM211: Stinging Defeat in Butts County

Tonight, we cover the fantastic victory for our team that came out of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals just a few days ago. In this case, Sheriff Gary Long of Butts County, Georgia, made up rules that he could post signs on the property of private citizens. The 11th Circuit Court said “nope”. We […]

RM210: Cert Petition from Texas Denied by SCOTUS

This week on Registry Matters, we cover a cert petition for the United State Supreme Court, and how hard it is to get a case heard. It takes significant time and hours to prepare a case to be heard by the highest court in the land. We also have a few listener questions to cover […]

RM209: We Need YOU To Help Stop Bad Bills

On RM209, titled We Need YOU To Help Stop Bad Bills, we’ve got a special guest talking about legislative advocacy. Also, we’re going to be talking about issues related to prison mail as mail is entering institutions; the new policies that are cropping up around the country. And we have some clips, one about hypocrisy. […]

RM208: Judge’s Excoriating Opinion Against Alabama Prison System

Our first episode of 2022, Happy New Year 🙂 We are going to talk about the silliness in Colorado with the name change, and then the reversal of it. Alabama needs to hire nearly 4000 prison guards and other personnel. And then we have some other questions and a couple voicemails and more questions. [4:50]...

RM207: 11 Questions Regarding New SORNA / AWA Regulations

On this weeks episode of Registry Matters, we’re gonna have an awesome program tonight for a Christmas gift to our listeners. We’re going to have some questions that came from our listeners in writing; And we’re going to talk about the case in Georgia, which was argued yesterday in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals...

RM206: Modifications to AWA (SORNA) Regulations Adopted

On Episode 206 of Registry Matters, we’re going to be talking about the now final modifications to the Adam Walsh Act regulations that became effective on December 8. We’ve got some listener submissions. And we’re going to be going back to a couple of cases we talked about on episode 205 of Registry Matters. [2:05]...

RM205: What Are We Litigating; Confused Litigators; Highway Interdiction

Tonight, we’re covering a couple cases. One just recently came to our attention this morning out of Tennessee, the Middle District of Tennessee, US District Court. We’re doing a case from the Kansas Supreme Court. We’re doing a case about money seizure, interstate highway interdiction programs. And we have some questions that have made their...

RM204: Every Wrong Is Not A Constitutional Violation

On tonight’s show, we have two amazing cases: One from Iowa and one from Connecticut. The Connecticut one, we’ve been putting off for two or three episodes. We have some questions that have been submitted to us. And we’ll do the best we can with those questions. [1:23] Can the sheriff make his own rules...

RM203: Police Proactive Sex Stings with Kathleen Hambrick

On tonight’s show, we had an extensive interview with Kathleen Hambrick. She blogs at LadyJusticeMyth.blog about her experience with Police Proactive Sex Stings. We also cover a few questions. And of course, Who’s That Speaker [3:17] Listener comment about changes for PFRs during the Biden administration [10:22] Can an individual be forced into general population...

RM202: Registry Removal Process in Georgia with Brandon Thomas

We are joined by Attorney Brandon Thomas from Georgia to discuss the removal process there. We also have a few questions from listeners and of course, name that speaker. [1:00] Required logs for truck drivers, and is this “accessing the Internet”? [6:29] Why do so many sexual offenses end in a plea deal? [12:45] Liz...

RM201: Unknown Unknowns

We’re gonna be talking about the Adam Walsh Act as the regulations are moving forward. And a variety of questions covered. [3:16] Listener question about International Megan’s Law reauthorization [14:29] Question from YouTube. How do the new SORNA regulations apply if you took a plea, and did your full 10 years before the implementation of...

RM200: New SORNA regulations (Again)

We revisit the soon-to-be-implemented SORNA regulations (Again). We talk about the Adam Walsh Act pending regulatory guidelines that are actually going to become final very soon here. We did this on RM138 (https://www.registrymatters.co/podcast/rm138-sorna-explained/) over a year ago. We have a special guest from the great state of West Virginia that’s going to be balancing my...

RM199: Is Federal Supervised Release Unconstitutional?

We’re going to talk about a case from a couple of years ago from United States Supreme Court regarding Federal Supervised Release. we’re going to read some letters that were sent to us from people behind the walls and a couple from people who listen to us electronically. It should be a very interesting episode...

RM198: Probation Revocation Hearings

Tonight, we have we have a really deep dive on probation revocation process; We have some listener-submitted comments about CorrLinks from episode 197; We have a few questions that have been submitted – at least one from an incarcerated individual; And and then we have some miscellaneous articles and our mystery speaker. [6:53] Op-Ed from...

RM197: PFR Inmates 2nd Class Citizens in BOP

This is our second “live studio audience” recording of the podcast from the NARSOL Conference in Houston Texas. [5:55] Interview w/ Brian von Behren about the 10th Circuit ruling on polygraphs from 2015-2016 [41:20] Interview w/ Hannah regarding restricted use of email for loved ones in the Federal Bureau of Prisons with PFR related offesnes...

RM196: PFR Challenged Internet Restrictions Pro Se in Georgia

RM195: Steve Whitsett

On this weeks episode, we are joined by Steven (River) Whitsett. He has an amazing story, that I guarantee you will enjoy. He was an incredible guest and was very generous with his time even while being visited by his mother from the states. River spent time in the Florida department of corrections. And upon...

RM194: PA DOC Stalling in Release of PFRs

On tonight’s program our feature is to talk about an update on a case out of Pennsylvania called Lacey Stradford, et al. v. John Wetzel, Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.  We have a letter to a state legislator to talk about. And we have questions from people who are not incarcerated individuals. [2:19] Listener Question...

RM193: Polygraph Deep Dive

This week, we brought a guest on from a NARSOL affiliate to take questions about the polygraph. This is certainly one of the things that PFRs on supervision must regularly deal with. It’s scary, it’s a crazy machine, it’s intimidating. It was a lot of fun to do an episode like this. https://www.registrymatters.co/podcast/rm193-polygraph-deep-dive/ Leave voicemail:...

RM192: Q&A Episode | Homeless | Terms of Supervision | Treatment

On tonight’s show, we’re going to be talking about the case from Indiana; The one we talked about a couple episodes back. Touching on a couple of issues in that case that would be Hope vs. Indiana Commissioner of Correction. Then we’re going to be taking a plethora of listener questions because we haven’t done...

RM191: Is The Sex Offender Registry Immoral with TJump

We joined in on TJump’s YouTube channel and had a discussion about the registry to his audience. He typically speaks on issues of morality, and we thought a question of the morality of the registry would resonate with his audience. I hope you enjoy 😉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGY0XuIGrYc Read the Transcript of RM191: Is The Sex Offender...

RM190: 7th Circuit Sitting En Banc Overturns Previous Win

We have a very complicated case that’s been meandering around the courts for about five plus years now. It has been a victory; followed by a victory; followed by defeat. It’s going to take some time to unpack that case out of Indiana from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. And also some listener questions...

RM189: Registration Obligations Cannot Be Increased After The Fact Says NJ High Court

Tonight, we have a case from the Supreme Court of New Jersey. This is may be great news for those individuals with long ago convictions. There may be relief coming for you. Time will tell. We also have some listener questions and comments. And we do a speed round of covering several news items. [3:00]...

RM188: Don’t Attempt A Release Petition Without Representation

On tonight’s program, we’re going to talk about removal from registration in Georgia, some of the do’s and don’ts. And we have some listener submissions, and a few articles we’re going to cover and of course, “Who’s That Speaker” [1:11] – Question From Ronderick about termination of supervision [14:40] – Question from Justin about fighting...

RM187: 2011 Michigan SORA: Retroactive Application Deemed Unconstitutional

On the program tonight, we’ve got a big case out of Michigan. This is an awesome victory for “People Forced to Register”. Michigan Supreme Court was asked to decide whether the retroactive application of Michigan’s sex offender registration act, or SORA, as amended by 2011 PA 17 and 18, the 2011 SORA, violate state and...

RM186: Permanent Injunction For PFR Against Popup Day Care

On the podcast, we have a permanent injunction to discuss for “you people” at the trial court level for a PFR from Illinois. It caught us by surprise, but we’re here to break it down for you along with the rest of our questions from inside and outside the walls. You don’t want to miss...

RM185: Does This Law Mean I Can’t Vote?

RM184: Colorado Affirms Internet Ban

What a fantastic show we have tonight! We a listener comment. We have at least three or maybe four questions. We have West Virginia Supreme Court ruling analyzed by a West Virginian Stephen. Finally, we have a Colorado Court of Appeals decision related to PFRs and prohibition and limitations on internet access. It should be...

RM183: Colorado’s “Irredeemably Depraved” Unconstitutional

Tonight, we have so many things going on. It’s hard to even count! We’ve got listener questions. Unfortunately, I don’t think we have any from behind the walls. We’ve got news from New Mexico. We’re going to have a patron extra about Bill Cosby. And we’re going to talk about a decision out of state...

RM182: “F#@! Cheer” is Protected Speech says SCOTUS

On this week’s program, we were joined by Matt, The Outspoken Offender. But due to technical problems, we lost him early in the program and we’ll have him on next week. We also have a Supreme Court of The United States decision that helps explain free speech as it applies to those impacted by the...

RM181: Lifetime Placement on Sex Offender Registry Unconstitutional: SC Supreme Court Rules

On tonight’s program, we have a landmark case out of South Carolina that we’re going to talk about dealing with PFRs and the constitutionality of the registry. We have a lead in case we’re going to talk about the Armed Career Crime Act or ACCA. We’re going to talk about a Supreme Court decision. We’ve...