Registry Matters
184 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsThe podcast about the sex offender registry | Sex Offender News | Sex Offender Policy Analysis
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RM180: Understanding The Sentencing Process
June 08, 2021 04:59 - 44.1 MBWe’re going to have a fantastic discussion with some audio clips that were submitted. A letter from a prisoner who wants to talk about Packingham. Our main feature will be a talk about the sentencing process as it applies in Minnesota. https://narsol.org/2021/05/building-your-advocacy-tool-kit/ [6:58] Patreon Jeff is asking about law enforcement justifying their own existence in...
RM179: It’s About Good Policy – Not Partisanship
June 01, 2021 04:59 - 47.3 MBOn this weeks episode, we’ve got a couple of listener questions. We’ve got something to read from a prisoner who is trying to effectuate change from behind the walls. Finally we’ve got some articles. [2:16] Q1: Covering topics in regular segments like termination of probation and interstate transfers [11:30] Q2: Why can’t you just plea...
RM178: Full Court Review in 7th Circuit
May 25, 2021 04:59 - 45.8 MBOn the most exciting episode of Registry Matters, ever: We’re going to be discussing how the AWA defines a tier three registrant; Then we’re gonna come back to this case from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals from Indiana; Then I have a funny point to add about the case from Montana that we talked...
RM177: Montana Judge Orders Removal of Person Convicted in Idaho
May 18, 2021 04:59 - 46.4 MBWe’re doing a deep dive tonight about a case from Montana, that has to deal with a person who had a registration obligation in Idaho and he subsequently relocated to Montana. He has successfully challenged the constitutionality of the provision that requires that catchall provision. We’ve got some questions from people who are inside prisons....
RM176: How Registration Rules Apply When Visiting Other States
May 11, 2021 04:59 - 44.1 MBThis week, we have a fantastic program. We have a special guest; We’re going to be talking about how registration rules apply when you visit other states or when you consider moving to other states; And we have a submission from a listener who wants to get off the registry in Georgia; We have a...
RM175: Supreme Court Overturns Win for Alaska PFR
May 04, 2021 04:59 - 45.2 MBWe have a jam packed episode. We have four questions. We have a story from the state of Iowa. We’re going to talk about the Supreme Court in a recent decision dealing with PFRs. We talk about the Prison Litigation Reform Act. And we’re going to cover some articles if we have time. [4:00] Are...
RM174: Convicted Without A Trial Is A Dangerous Road
April 27, 2021 04:59 - 43.2 MBWe’ve got a discombobulated program tonight going in several directions. We’re going to be reviewing some letters from mostly behind the walls of prison. And we’ve got some articles. Hopefully we can go through all them. Then we have the George Floyd conviction and some observations and some old clips about criminal justice. The way...
RM173: Louisiana Adopting A More Discreet Marking On Licenses
April 20, 2021 04:59 - 40 MBThis week, we dive in to HB 56 going through Louisiana. It is an update to the recent unconstitutional ruling on their drivers license marking scheme. The Louisiana Supreme Court told them that they can’t do “that”. It was too much for their taste. The update is a significant improvement. We also have a guest...
RM172: Disappointing Cert Petition Results May v. Ryan
April 13, 2021 04:59 - 49.3 MBToday’s show has a little bit of everything. We have some questions that come from patrons. Super patron Mike sent in a voice memo. We feature a segment talking about the denial of cert from the US Supreme Court in May v Ryan out of the 9th Circuit. It’s very sad news. A question about...
RM171: Being Shot IS Being Seized
March 30, 2021 04:59 - 49.5 MBTonight, on Registry Matters 171: We’re going to hear a voice mail and try to address that. We’re going to have some questions that were submitted in writing. We have a letter to read. Finally, we’re going to talk about two cases: one from the US Supreme Court and one from the Minnesota Supreme Court....
RM170: “No Trick-or-Treating” Appellate Brief Filed
March 23, 2021 04:59 - 48.7 MBRemember the sheriff in Butts County, Georgia, Gary Long, that said “I’ll take this all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States if I have to”? Here we go with the next steps of the case. This is at the US Court of Appeals at the 6th Circuit. The case involves the...
RM169: No Legislating From the Bench in Wyoming – Textualism Explained
March 16, 2021 04:59 - 51.6 MBOn this episode, we have one question from the free world and one from the inside. We have two letters. One was filled with “you people”‘s. It’s just for entertainment and doesn’t really have anything to do with our issue. We have we’re going to talk about a case out of the Wyoming Supreme Court...
RM168: Court Says Community Safety Concerns Can’t Block Release
March 09, 2021 04:59 - 49.9 MBPA Court says FYP to PBPP (Pennsylvania Board of Pardons and Parole) that benefits PFRs In episode 168, Larry gives us the analysis of a decision that comes from Pennsylvania and it’s great news for PFRs. The short version is individuals are being held past their awarded parole date simply because the community is uncomfortable...
RM167: Hijacking A Bill With Floor Amendments
March 02, 2021 04:59 - 47 MBWelcome to episode 167 of Registry Matters. This episode discusses an interesting concept of a “Floor Amendment”. It was used when the bill passed from one chamber to the next, an amendment was added to it. Instead of the chamber simply passing it with no alterations, a vote was required. And then, since the bills...
RM166: GA Legislature Debating Extending Registration Explained
February 23, 2021 04:59 - 49.5 MBThis weeks episode of Registry Matters has us discussing in detail legislation from Georgia that has some very interesting language. This bill will allow some of those individuals on the registry to stay on for longer. This is amazing! Because that’s exactly what someone would want to do, which is stay on for longer. Even...
RM165: Huge Win In Tennessee Explained
February 16, 2021 04:59 - 50.1 MBIn this weeks episode, we explained the recent decision in United States District Court of the Middle District of Tennessee. The governor of Tennessee was William Haslam. He was the defendant along with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation director. It was two separate but identical complaints filed by the same attorney. The two cases were...
RM164: Interstate Compact Revocation Hearings Explained
February 09, 2021 04:59 - 47 MBToday’s episode, we have more content that we can jam into an hour. We have three questions from behind the walls of prison. We have a couple questions from outside the walls of prison. And then we’re going to dig into interstate compact, probable cause hearings. And we’re gonna talk about the late Justice Scalia...
RM163: Can Minnesota Require Registration for Legal Conduct?
February 02, 2021 04:59 - 49.8 MBIn RM163, we put together an exciting program discussing the options for someone with an out-of-state conviction. What paths are available to this individual to get off the registry. Stay put? Move back to where the conviction comes from? Another state entirely? We also dig around the bill being proposed for a little while, and...
RM162: Discussion on Challenging Legislation
January 26, 2021 04:59 - 44.6 MBHello! And welcome to episode 162 of Registry Matters. We have several questions. And hopefully we can get to them all. We’re going to talk about a particular piece of legislation in the New Mexico State House Bill 56. And we’ve got some articles. One of our main focuses at Registry Matters is helping people...
RM161: Porn Ban Struck | Treatment Discussion w/ Theresa Robertson Ph.D., LCPC
January 19, 2021 04:59 - 57.1 MBTurns out, treatment could be counterproductive. We were joined this week by Theresa Robertson. A real live, in the flesh PhD and licensed psychotherapist in private practice. We first cover a few listener questions and then Theresa gives us a breakdown on subjective individuals to a one-size-fits-all model is not at all productive. And then...
RM160: Polygraphs: The Truth Behind The Myths
January 12, 2021 04:59 - 52 MBRM160 is an exciting episode. We were joined by Brian Von Behren. Brian is the individual who challenged Colorado on their use of the polygraph. He asserted that he cannot be compelled to answer potentially incriminating questions as a condition of supervision. Brian was ultimately victorious in the Tenth Circuit. [2:00] Listener question regarding transferring...
RM159: PFRs To Be Treated Equally in California Says CA Supreme Court
January 05, 2021 04:59 - 46 MBIn RM159, Larry delivers a thorough analysis of an appeal that occurred in California. This case was brought by Gregory Gadlin in 2007 for assault with a deadly weapon. Because Gadlin had previous convictions for sexual offenses, he not going to be eligible for parole for the current offense. The California Supreme Court sided with...
RM158: Amended Sex Offender Registration Act Passes Michigan Legislature
December 22, 2020 04:59 - 49.9 MBWe take a long hard look at the new legislation poised to pass in Michigan. Not everything is better, but many things are. Larry takes us through the details of the new legislation and how it improves and makes things worse, and what he thinks will happen next. [2:55] – Jason asks about traveling to...
RM157: 9th Circuit Reinstates Idaho SORA Challenge
December 15, 2020 04:59 - 47.1 MBIn this episode, Larry does an analysis of the 9th Circuit decision that comes to us via Idaho. 134 Doe’s signed on to be part of the law suit. Any victory, however small, is a victory. Maybe this one isn’t as big of a victory as people think. Find out with our analysis. [1:38] Q1...
RM156: The Ultimate Guide to Interstate Transfers and Revocation Retakings
December 08, 2020 04:59 - 52.8 MBThis week we make the ultimate, and complete guide to transferring to another state also called Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS). If you ever had any questions or wondered about how this process works, this is the guide that will tell you what you need to know. [1:51] Question #1 [3:25] Question #2...
RM155: NY Court of Appeals Says Prison Post-Sentence Detention is Constitutional
December 01, 2020 04:59 - 56.7 MBThe feature segment on this episode is about individuals being held in prison past their release date. The case was brought up to the New York Court of Appeals, and they said that this isn’t unconstitutional. [1:55] Q1 [8:34] Q2 [14:41] Q3 [24:17] Q4 [31:54] Q5 [39:15] NY Court of Appeals Says Prison Post-Sentence...
RM154: Judge Temporarily Halts Social Media Ban In New York
November 24, 2020 04:59 - 56.5 MBThis is Episode 154 of Registry Matters. This weeks episode has us talking about an interesting injunction out of New York. It’s a little old, and somehow slipped past our radar. However, this one is New York Federal District Court grants injunction against the state blocking social media. This is excellent! And we’ll be looking...
RM153: How To Get Off Probation Early
November 17, 2020 04:59 - 50.3 MBIn RM153, we highlight the process of early termination of probation. How exciting to start getting some of your freedoms back and what the steps are, at least from this persons point of view. [5:00] – Question from Brian on YouTube [15:00] – Probation termination [27:58] – Question from Bernard [39:08] – Question from Dan...
RM152: Can They Interfere With Where I Choose To Live?
November 10, 2020 04:59 - 53 MBIn Episode 152, we answered a question regarding moving to another state. In this case, it was Minnesota to Florida. And bottom line is NEVER move TO Florida from another state. The restrictions of going into Florida are just horrendous. Unless you will be living in a cardboard box, under a bridge, find some place...
RM151: Challenge of Halloween Signs in Georgia DENIED
November 03, 2020 04:59 - 57.4 MBRegistry Matters 151 comes to you recorded on Halloween, 2020. We deliver very sad news about the challenge in Georgia challenging the placement of signs at the homes of PFRs. It’s very disappointing. [09:26] – Listener Q1 : The public defender stopped the judge to have me sign the unsigned plea papers. Is that legal?...
RM150: Louisiana Supreme Court Rules ID Law Unconstitutional
October 27, 2020 04:59 - 56.7 MBWe start off with our 3 year birthday celebration. Wow. We’ve come so far 🙂 The breaking news segment teased the Louisiana PFR ID Requirement decision. Short answer: Good for us 🙂 [5:30] We only had one question from behind the bars from David. David asked if he should consider buying a house before being...
RM149: Man Arrested For Failing To Notify Angel Watch
October 20, 2020 04:59 - 48.2 MBOn this weeks episode, we covered a story involving a man who was arrested for not providing the requisite 3 weeks notice before traveling out of the country. This is really a tragedy. Larry thinks that this is where the litigation should be focused on. There are various situations where you might not have 3...
RM148: Jury Acquittal Explained by Attorney Ashley Reymore-Cloud
October 13, 2020 04:59 - 46.4 MBOn this weeks show, Ashley Reymore-Cloud returns as our guest. She’s appeared with us numerous times before. She is a great guest! I love having her on. Ashley has just tried a case that involved sexual accusations in District Court Bernalillo County, which is Albuquerque. It resulted in an acquittal. We’re going to do a...
RM147: Dr. Pelloski’s Analysis of Media Bias on PFRs
October 06, 2020 04:59 - 58.7 MBWe are proud to have Dr. Chris Pelloski this week. Dr. Pelloski wrote a response to NPR regarding their segment which aired in early September. This segment had numerous factual errors regarding PFRs, and being classified as “missing”. Dr. Pelloski earned his medical degree from the Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago in 2001 and...
RM146: Denied Parole for Refusing to Admit Responsibility
September 29, 2020 04:59 - 52.8 MBOn this weeks episode, we started off with a couple questions. One of which was if you can be denied parole, if you refuse to admit guilt while incarcerated. It would be a very tough pill to swallow to genuinely not be guilty, and you’re forced to admit to something you didn’t do. [08:14] BOP...
RM145: Registration in Wisconsin Requires Annual Payment of $100.00
September 22, 2020 04:59 - 45.9 MBTranscript of RM145: Registration in Wisconsin Requires Annual Payment of $100.00 We were joined by one of our patrons, Justin. He asked us a question a little while back about paying a fee to Wisconsin of $100 per year. He receives this bill even though he doesn’t, and has never lived in Wisconsin. Would you...
RM144: How AWA Proposed Changes Create an Unfunded Mandate
September 15, 2020 04:59 - 61.8 MBWe circled back around to the Department of Justice proposed changes for another whack at it. We have received tons of comments and we felt we could take another stab at it. Along the way, we delve into a few news items and a few listener questions [1:51] https://reason.com/2020/09/04/sex-predators-victimless-crime-children-police-washington/ [6:58] https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/06/curtis-flowers-will-finally-be-freed-prosecutorial-misconduct-rem https://www.courthousenews...
RM143: Will Willman Undo Does v. Snyder feat Josh Hoe
September 07, 2020 04:59 - 56 MBRead Transcript of RM143: Will Willman Undo Does v. Snyder feat Josh Hoe Josh Hoe of Decarceration Nation and Twitter extraordinaire joined us this week for further discussion on the Willman case that we discussed in RM142. Josh is a very generous guest and always comes prepared to challenge Larry; and this I promise is...
RM142: Willman vs US Attorney General (6th Circuit)
September 01, 2020 04:59 - 57.8 MBRead Transcript of RM142: Willman vs US Attorney General (6th Circuit) Larry gives us a dose of bad news this week in this case from Michigan. There is a faction of people that think we should make a full scale assault on the registry. Point by point attack every little thing. Listen to the show...
RM141: Millard v. Camper Dispiriting Tenth Circuit Decision
August 25, 2020 04:59 - 60.7 MBOn this weeks episode, we went into great detail regarding the recent decision in Colorado regarding the punitive nature of the registry. The attorney, Alison Ruttenberg did a fantastic job. The judge that heard the case ruled in our favor. This is the result of the appeal that was filed in the 10th Circuit. A...
RM140: AG Barr Seeks to Force AWA Compliance
August 18, 2020 04:59 - 54.5 MBRead Transcript of RM140: AG Barr Seeks to Force AWA Compliance On the show this week, we dive into a case from Tennessee involving a man who had all of the registry requirements imposed on him long after his crime was committed. He went to court to get an injunction, and was awarded the injunction....
RM139: What State Should I Move To?
August 11, 2020 04:59 - 63.8 MBRead Transcript of RM139: What State Should I Move To? In Episode 139, we were joined by Paul and Ethan. We featured a segment on how to figure out what state you should move to. Paul is trying to find a state, any state really, to move to to gain as much relief from the...
RM138: SORNA Explained
August 04, 2020 04:59 - 71.8 MBRead Transcript of RM138: SORNA Explained On this week’s episode, we go in depth into SORNA. We tried to cover all of the relevant angles that we could find about SORNA. We had a few listener questions about transferring to a new state, and our position on the registry. Hot take: We’re against it. And...
RM137: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Denies SORNA Challenge to Whitmayer & Lacombe
July 28, 2020 04:59 - 56.9 MBRead Transcript of RM137: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Denies SORNA Challenge to Whitmayer & Lacombe On Episode 137 of Registry Matters, we covered a SORNA challenge out of Pennsylvania. These are people who were sentenced more than 20 years ago, and were scooped up into the enhanced registration schemes. The schemes that they signed up for...
RM136: Even Miss Kentucky is on the Registry for Sexting
July 21, 2020 04:59 - 66.6 MBRead the Transcript of RM136: Even Miss Kentucky is on the Registry for Sexting On this weeks episode, we covered some follow-up questions from last weeks episode which generated a bunch of feedback and questions. You can find that here. [1:49] Follow-up discussion regarding last week. We spoke to two listeners and I would like...
RM135: Petition for Removal from the Registry
July 14, 2020 04:59 - 68.9 MBRead Transcript of RM135: Petition for Removal from the Registry On this weeks show, we solicited and received questions from listeners on social media. Then between Larry and Andy, this is a thorough guide. Moving on to the ‘Democrat’ party blasting Trump for him commuting the sentence of long time friend Roger Stone. The simple...
RM134: Seo v. Indiana State Supreme Court
July 07, 2020 04:59 - 67.7 MBRead Transcript of RM134: Seo v. Indiana State Supreme Court We have another decision regarding unlocking your cell phone coming from Indiana. This one rules that you can refuse to give access to law enforcement. Good news! [1:14] Guest Patron Mike from Florida [39:28] https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200624/15251744774/indiana-supreme-court-says-compelled-decryption-smartphones-violates-fifth-amendment.shtml [51:36] https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/2020/06/28/reimagine-the-role-of-police/...
RM133: Torsilieri v PA and Legoo v IL
June 30, 2020 04:59 - 62.8 MBRead the Transcript of RM133: Torsilieri v PA and Legoo v IL After a well deserved week off, we come back into the trenches with a couple decisions; one good and one less than good. We had a decision from Illinois that didn’t go very well. Mr. Legoo’s child ended up in a park, which...
RM132: I May Be Guilty of Murder, But It Was Justified
June 16, 2020 04:59 - 65.9 MBRead the Transcript of RM132: I May Be Guilty of Murder, But It Was Justified This weeks episode covers the situation in Omaha, Nebraska where a man murdered a Person Forced to Register. He has admitted to the crime. There is an overwhelming amount of support for his pardon or acquittal. An actual jury could...
RM131: Media Fearmongering Isn’t New
June 09, 2020 04:59 - 66.7 MBRead the Transcript of RM131: Media Fearmongering Isn’t New This week is a topic that is all over the news: The civil unrest all over the country, and the world even, over the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minnesota. Many people have “discovered” that the media engages in fearmongering. But the...