Dec. 2, 2025
Prison system ends use of disputed sex offender risk tool for women
Corrections systems across the nation have long struggled to assess the risk that female sex offenders pose if released.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has halted the use of a sex offender risk assessment tool on female inmates. The move came four months after a lawsuit claiming the tool was designed for male offenders and could not accurately predict whether women would commit new crimes.
"This is a major victory for female registrants," Janice Bellucci, executive director of the Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws, said in a news release. "ACSOL...
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