Link to all editions of the – AFC Newsletter
An Unacceptably High Cost – An Inside Look at Colorado’s Sex Offender Law and Treatment Program
No Known Cure – Former Guiding Principle of the SOMB
AFC Publications
Permanent link to this article: http://www.advocates4change.org/afc-publications-3/
Take Action
What’s New?
Denver General Meetings
Next Meeting: Tuesday –September 25, 2017 – 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Our speaker for September will be Senator Daniel Kagan District 26. Please come to meet a state senator who is working to make our world a better place!
We meet at 1939 S. Monroe, Denver.
Light refreshments will be served.
Plan to join us at our monthly General Meeting for Information and find the support that may be missing in your life. Together we can make a difference!
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Link to: Upcoming Citizen Advocate Meeting Dates and Deadlines
Citizen Advocate Meeting
Date: October 18, 2017
Question/Topics Deadline: Sept 3, 2017
RSVP/Consent Deadline: Oct 11, 2017
Citizen SOTMP Meeting
Date: TBD
Question/Topics Deadline: TBD
RSVP/Consent Deadline: TBD
Please be sure you RSVP via email or phone to cdoc@state.co.us or 719-226-4569 by the RSVP deadline to ensure you are added to the approved facility entry list for the meeting. This will expedite your entry process and ensure you are able to attend the entire meeting.
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Powerful Video from the Marshall Project
Shawna: A Life on the Sex Offender Registry (video)
A young mother struggles with life on the sex offender registry
directed by David Feige
Registry Video
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Informational Video from CA SO Registry
This YouTubeVideo is based upon the California sex offender registry. However, the information provided within the video by several professionals (including a Los Angeles Police detective) supports arguments concerning the low re-offending rate and the need to treat those on the registry as individuals.
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International Travel Advisory for Those on the Registry
Here is the recently released Registrant Travel Action Group Travel Matrix that shows which countries reportedly have denied entry to Registered Citizens.
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SO Registration Requirements by State
Here is a Summary of State SO Registration laws published by the Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws. The chart includes a reference to the enacting statute for each state. Be sure to check the individual state statutes for full details.
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June 2016 Newsletter
available here.
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Are We All Sex Offenders?
View the first TED Talk on adolescent sexuality, the registry, indefinite detention, sexting.
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Need Assistance???
If you or a loved one have been accused of and/or convicted of a sex offense and need assistance with jobs, housing or other services, please visit our AFC Resource Page
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SOMB External Evaluation Report
has been released. Click here for report. (Posted Jan 2014)
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Advocates
Colorado Department of Corrections Links
Resource Links
- AFC RESOURCE PAGE
- Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice – CCJJ
- Colorado Criminal Defense Bar
- Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition – CCJRC
- Colorado General Assembly
- Colorado Legislators
- Colorado List of Courts
- Colorado Parole Board Members
- Colorado Parole Board Rules
- Colorado Public Defenders Offices
- Project Vote Smart
- Re-Entry Resource Website – remerg.com
- SO One Stop Resource – Colorado
- SO One Stop Resource – National