Community Support via Email

Ohio RSOL offers an email support group for registry impacted citizens and their immediate family members. We support each other in overcoming obstacles to succeed in life, even though the laws try to hold us back. Our community support email groups is a safe place to:

  • Ask questions about registry related matters 
  • Share positive experiences related to the living life successfully on the registry
  • Discover how others handle situations related to the registry
  • Share your OWN thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

The community support email group isn’t a place to:

  • Complain about your situation or case (it is acceptable to share your OWN thoughts, feelings and experiences)
  • Compare your situation with others
  • Preach about how bad the registry is (we know, that’s why we’re here!)
  • Give legal advice (unless you’re an attorney)

We have some guidelines you need to familiarize yourself with. By choosing to participate on the community support email group you agree to the following guidelines. 

OHIO RSOL Listserv Guidelines adopted April 2024

OHIO RSOL Listserv Guidelines adopted April 2024

Listserv access is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (the “Terms”). Your acceptance of this invitation to participate in the listserv constitutes your agreement to all such Terms.

1. Inappropriate listserv topics include but are not limited to:
          a. Explicit details about a case to include but not limited to: victim information, location, victim family details, specific websites, description of evidence generally regarded as inappropriate or information held in confidentiality.
          b. Discussion that supports, promotes, or advocates for topics specific or similar to but not limited to: any implant or device permanently attached to or implanted in a person that is used to trace or identify registrants, castration by any means, deformation or removal of genitalia; the use of physical identification including but not limited to facial recognition, tattoos, or genetics; the use of identifiers on identification cards or license plates, any method or process that maintains or expands the registry; identifiers placed on a registrant’s residence or property to include the right of way, post-sentence detention, banning registrants from public locations, expanding residency restrictions, or civil commitment.
          c. Any form of harassment and/or cyberbullying be it real or as interpreted by the intended or any consequential party.

2. Inappropriate listserv language includes but is not limited to:
          a. Profane and/or vulgar language including the use of special characters to relay the same meaning
          b. Derogatory comments directed toward an individual or group based on age, race, religion, sexuality, sexual orientation, or social, psychological, or economic status.
          c. Derogatory comments directed toward and overgeneralizing those in the criminal justice system including but not limited to law enforcement, elected officials, attorneys, and correction employees at all levels.

3. Ohio RSOL reserves the right at its discretion to limit or call an end to discussion or debate when it no longer serves the majority of members. Remember, your post is going to the in-box of all listserv members. Ohio RSOL reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict or terminate your access if debate or discussion continues.

4. Ohio RSOL is not responsible for the content of emails posted to listserv by group members.

5. Ohio RSOL has set the default address used in the by-line for messages to the group as listserv@ohrsol.com. Your email service provider may prevent this setting from masking your personal email address. Ohio RSOL is not responsible or liable if your personal email address is not masked by the listserv address.

6. Ohio RSOL is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site.

7. Indemnification- You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Ohio RSOL, its officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the service, any user postings made by you, your violation of any terms of this Agreement or your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. Ohio RSOL
reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with Ohio RSOL in asserting any available defenses.

8. Termination and access restriction- Ohio RSOL reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict or terminate your access to the listserv and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice.