Once Fallen’s Your Life on The List (YLOTL) Newsletter, f.k.a., the Informational CorrLinks Newsletter (The ICoN) — UPDATED 22 Dec. 2024
IMPORTANT NOTICE! AS OF 9/30/24, CORRLINKS HAS BANNED EMAILS CONTAINING MORE THAN 10 RECIPIENTS. AS A RESULT, THE ICoN NEWSLETTER PROJECT HAS REBRANDED TO THE YOUR LIFE ON THE LIST (YLOTL) NEWSLETTER & WILL SWITCH TO QUARTERLY, TO BE POSTED ON THIS PAGE FOR PRINTING & MAILING. YLOTL NEWSLETTERS WILL BE POSTED THE LAST DAY OF MARCH, JUNE, SEPTEMBER, AND DECEMBER, STARTING WITH 3/31/2025.
Previous newsletters will remain on this website as long as it exists. But no newsletters will be made starting January 2025 unless new arrangements can be made.
About the YLOTL Newsletter
“Your life on The List” (YLOTL) Newsletter (formerly, the Informational Corrlinks Newsletter, or ICoN) was a FREE, text-only newsletter that can be sent to inmates who have access to CorrLinks, an email system currently used in federal prisons as well as some state or military prisons. Unfortunately, Corrlinks rolled out a new website that prevents mass emails, thus ending the ICoN from operating as it has done since 2015. The YLOTL is free to print out and send in the US Mail to a prisoner.
Credit for the creation of the ICoN goes to David E., a federal prisoner who sent a donation & suggestion to create a newsletter; the Informational Corrlinks Newsletter (ICoN) lasted ten years until new Corrlinks restrictions ended the newsletter. But if not for the ICoN, “Your life on The List,” Once Fallen’s registry survival guide may not have been made. Over the years, the ICoN grew and more prisoners have begun asking questions, which in turn created topics for more newsletters. Many of the chapters in the book originated from information published in the ICoN.
This webpage will remain as an archive of past ICoN newsletters as well as upcoming YLOTL newsletters.
Inside the YLOTL Newsletter
My mission is to keep incarcerated “sex offenders” (“SOs”) informed of important news and other information related to treatment and about the laws the may face upon reentry into society. These are the kinds of articles you’ll find in the newsletter:
- Inmate Sound-off: Inmate-submitted letters and thoughts
- Legal Round-up: Brief summaries of important legal decisions impacting sex offenders
- Q&A: Inmate questions answered
- Activist Central: News from sex offense law reform activism
- Treatment News: News related to treatment
- Treatment & Activist Contacts: Contact info for treatment and activism organizations
In addition, Once Fallen will answer inmate inquiries and offer some information whenever possible. Once Fallen DOES NOT provide attorney services for appeals, lawyer referrals, legal aid, sentencing issues or people finder, penpal, or mail forwarding functions, but will try to assist inmates in obtaining useful info as much as possible. Due to limited resources, I suggest downloading back issues and sending them to loved ones rather than request I send them info to save on time and costs.
CONTACTING ME THROUGH CORRLINKS
CORRLINKS USERS can email me directly by sending a contact request at iamthefallen1@yahoo.com
Due to the massive size of my Corrlinks network and because I’m a one-person operation, I no longer offer back-issue service for my newsletters via Corrlinks. Also, I DO NOT use JPay, GTL, TextBehind, or any other correctional email services besides Corrlinks.
I DO NOT HAVE A PHYSICAL MAILING LIST FOR THE NEWSLETTER. These newsletters are offered on this page, free of charge. If you are the loved one of a prisoner, you work with prisoners, or the pen-pal of a prisoner, you can download and print these newsletters for free without asking me for permission. Keep scrolling to find them.
USE POLICY & COSTS
The ICoN/YLOTL newsletter is intellectual property of Once Fallen (Derek W. Logue) and the use of the newsletter is intended for personal, non-commercial use (i.e., any use EXCEPT for-profit publication). The newsletter is freely disseminated to anyone who wants a copy. Once Fallen DOES NOT CHARGE for the electronic version of the newsletter, so let us know if any organization or person is charging for this newsletter (outside cost of paper and postage).
However, Once Fallen WILL request compensation for any requests for information by mail, as it costs money for paper and postage. Generally, I merely ask inmates with requests send stamps to cover mailing costs and expect to wait between 2-8 weeks for any special requests by mail. See my CONTACT ME page for my contact info.
OTHER POPULAR PRISONER RESOURCES
If you were sent to this page from a prisoner seeking various resources specific to those convicted of sex offenses, the most popular requested resources that I print out and ship are listed below. I print copies of the Relief From the Registry and the Registry/ Residency Laws spreadsheets at a cost of two stamps per spreadsheet. If you print them yourself, I suggest you set your printer to double-sided printing and “Fit to Page” to save space. I strongly urge you to order (or download for free off the font page) a copy of “Your Life on The List” by Derek Logue, since the most commonly requested data is discussed in greater detail in my book.
- “Your life on ‘The List’: Edition 4 (Dec. 2024): This survival guide from OnceFallen.com is the definitive guide for those new to living as a Person Forced to Register on the public sex offense registry. YLOTL4 contains summaries of primary needs of those newly added to the registry and prisoner resources. Your Life on The list also contains info from all of the other resources listed below, including the housing list and an exhaustive 50 state and US Territory summary of post-conviction sex offense laws including registration, community notification, residency/ proximity laws, relief from the registry, and other laws. For now, it is only available to download & print (free of charge) via the front page of this website.
- OnceFallen Housing List and House Hunting Tips: I maintain an extensive housing list with a few tips for finding housing as a registered citizen. Access it by CLICKING HERE
- Once Fallen Suggested Reading list: Seeking a list of books to send to prisoners? Then go to the OnceFallen.com Recommended reading list by CLICKING HERE
A NOTE ON PUBLISHING ESSAYS
I receive a lot of inmate mail, and many write in hopes of getting stories published. I DO NOT offer inmate story publishing at this time; running even one blog on behalf of a single prisoner has taken a lot of my time. Thankfully, the “American Prison Writing Archive” is publishing prisoner essays, having published over 2000 essays to date. Since I have neither the time nor the resources to engage in a similar project, I encourage you to send your essays to: American Prison Writing Archive, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218 or visit https://prisonwitness.org/
INTRODUCTION TO ONCEFALLEN & THE NEWSLETTERS
Below are introduction letters I send when prisoners first request to be added to my Corrlinks newsletter list.
- “INTRO TO ONCEFALLEN” — Provides an introduction to the services I offer to incarcerated persons (Latest Update, 10/01/2024) — CLICK HERE
- WISCONSIN SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONAL PACKET: (Most Recent Update, 05/19/2024) This 20-page packet contains most frequently requested information by WI prisoners, including housing leads, a summary of the state law, rules for supervision, lifetime GPS, polygraphs, and info on civil commitment. CLICK HERE FOR THE WI PACKET
- ICoN Legal Roundup List: For those only interested in the case summaries featured in the ICoN “Legal Roundup” sections from 2015-2023 — CLICK HERE
YLOTL NEWSLETTERS
2025
- YLOTL 2025A: Coming 3/31/2025
PAST ISSUES OF THE ICoN
See below for all past ICoNs published since it was created in 2015. Individual issues of the ICoN are posted here every month and made available as a Word Document for 2 years. Every six months, I create a “consolidated” version combines six months’ worth of issues, from January to June and from July to December of each year. However, the Consolidated newsletters contain all the non-time dated announcements; only time-sensitive announcements are not added to consolidated newsletters. See below for past individual and consolidated newsletters. While individual newsletters are offered as Word Documents (.docx files, making them easier to copy-paste to emails), consolidated newsletters are in PDF format.
Individual newsletters before 2024 were deleted but the consolidated newsletters are never deleted. HOWEVER, before printing out older newsletters, please note that many important articles from previous editions were used to create “Your Life on The List: Edition 3” by Derek Logue, the registry survival guide. Also, some legal cases could’ve been reversed, and the passage of new laws may invalidate discussions in older articles, Still, I offer the old newsletters for the sake of those seeking a specific article I have written in the past.
2024
Vol. 2024B CONSOLIDATED NEWSLETTER: JULY TO DEC. 2024 (Covers #105 to #110) – CLICK HERE
- #110: 12/24 (THE FINAL ISSUE (FOR NOW)) — CLICK HERE
- #109: 11/24 (Real Teens setting up entrapment busts) — CLICK HERE
- #108: 10/24 (2024 Presidential Election) — CLICK HERE
- #107: 9/24 (International travel/emigration & registries in other nations) – CLICK HERE
- #106, 8/24 (Impact of SCOTUS overturning the 1984 Chevron case) – CLICK HERE
- #105, 7/24 (Civil Statutes of Limitation) – CLICK HERE
Vol. 2024A CONSOLIDATED NEWSLETTER: January to June 2024 (Covers #99 to #104) – CLICK HERE
- #104, 6/24 (ETIAS Update) — CLICK HERE
- #103, 5/24 (Internet IDs & Anonymous Speech) — CLICK HERE
- #102, 4/24 (HOAs) — CLICK HERE
- #101, 3/24 (No Hopes vs Too Much Hopes”) — CLICK HERE
- #100, 2/24 (Milestones) — CLICK HERE
- #99, 1/24 (Insurance & Travel Services Survey, Treatment Costs) — CLICK HERE
2023
VOL. 2023B CONSOLIDATED NEWSLETTER: July to December 2023 (Covers #93 to #98) — CLICK HERE
- #98, 12/23 (Measuring “Success”)
- #97, 11/23 (New Scam, Smart Tech & RPs on Paper)
- #96, 10/23 (Philanthropy as an RP)
- #95, 9/23 (Win in FL, Tier Levels)
- #94, 8/23 (Rural vs Urban Life as RP, New Book Review)
- #93, 7/23 (Defining “Day”, Visiting Nat’l Parks)
Vol. 2023A CONSOLIDATED NEWSLETTER: January to June 2023 (Covers #87 to #92) — CLICK HERE
- #92, 6/23 (Vigilante Fact & Fiction, Using Gyms)
- #91, 5/23 (Understanding “Stochastic Terrorism” used against RPs)
- #90, 4/23 (Isolation as an RP, Review of DC Vigil, Emigration Issues)
- #89, 3/23 (Using a “Pen Name” as an RP)
- #88, 2/23 (Results from activist survey, New scams)
- #87, 1/23 (When people say, “Like it or Leave It”
Vol. 2022B CONSOLIDATED NEWSLETTER: July to Dec. 2022 (Covers #81 to #86) — CLICK HERE
- #86, 12/22 (“SOCIETAL GROOMING” AND TRUE VS LIES)
- #85, 11/22 (“Unconstitutional” Defined, More rules for RCs)
- #84, 10/22 (Return of SRA Panic, TX Protest)
- #83, 9/22 (Fed Supervision; New Scam Alert)
- #82, 8/22 (Europe Travel News, Prepping)
- #81, 7/22 (No SOs Allowed)
Vol. 2022A CONSOLIDATED NEWSLETTER: Jan. to June 2022 (Covers #75 to #80) — CLICK HERE
- #80, 6/22 (More treatment news, Can an RC be a landlord?)
- #79, 5/22 (Social Media Concerns, Staying Strong, TX Protest)
- #78, 4/22 (On Treatment)
- #77, 03/22 (On Labels & Punishment)
- #76, 02/22 (SORNA Rule Changes)
- #75, 01/22 (1st Step in Activism, Why the ALI Penal Code Changes matter)
Vol. 2021B CONSOLIDATED NEWSLETTER: July to Dec. 2021 (Covers #69 to #74) — CLICK HERE
- #74, 12/21 (“Your Mileage May Vary”, New Registry Scam)
- #73, 11/21 (Discrepency Found In Nat’l Registry, States That Do Not List 100% Of RCs Publicly)
- #72, 10/21 (In need of a new strategy)
- #71, 9/21 (Moving to a new jurisdiction, Can an RC have body armor)
- #70, 8/21 (State Level Pardons, MN rally against civil commitment)
- #69, 7/21 (Presidential Pardons)
Vol. 2021A CONSOLIDATED NEWSLETTER: Jan. to June 2021 (Covers #63 to #68) — CLICK HERE
- #68, 6/21 (The 6 worst states for RCs)
- #67, 5/21 (arrested for registering a day late, trucking as an RC)
- #66, 4/21 (Court rulings on Internet bans for those on supervision)
- #65, 3/21 (MSOP Hunger Strike, New registry-related scams)
- #64, 2/21 (FAC on Anti-Registry Activism)
- #63, 1/21 (What new presidency means for Anti-Registry Activism)
Vol. 2020B CONSOLIDATED NEWSLETTER: July to Dec. 2020 (Covers #57 to #62) — CLICK HERE
- #62, 12/20 (Review of Tiers/ Levels under SORNA)
- #61, 11/20 (Impact of RGB’s death, Volunteering)
- #60, 10/20 (Self-Defense as RC)
- #59, 9/20 (State ID/Driver’s License Laws review)
- #58, 8/20 (COVID-19 and RCs)
- #57, 7/20 (Federal Supervision Transfers)
Vol. 2020A CONSOLIDATED NEWSLETTER: Jan. to June 2020 (Covers #51 to #56) — CLICK HERE
- #56, 6/20 (Compliance check rights when living with others)
- #55: 5/20 (Social Media and RCs)
- #54: 4/20 (Parental Rights Part 2)
- #53: 3/20 (Parental Rights Part 1)
- #52: 2/20 (INMATE SUBMISSION: Statute 2252A: The wrongful conviction?)
- #51: 1/20 (CPS/ Compliance Investigation Rights, “Better Off Dead” name change)
Vol. 2019B CONSOLIDATED NEWSLETTER: July to Dec. 2019 (Covers #45 to #50) — CLICK HERE
- #50, 12/19 (Halloween/ Holiday Restrictions)
- #49, 11/19 (Church Issues, Nebraska Activism News, FBI Secret Ruling)
- #48, 10/19 (Interstate Compact, more on First Step Act)
- #47, 9/19 (Welfare/ Government Assistance, more First Step Act news)
- #46, 8/19 (ARM at the SMART Symposium, Myth busting, more on First Step Act)
- #45, 7/19 (Modifying/ Removing Federal Supervised Release Conditions)
Vol. 2019A CONSOLIDATED NEWSLETTER: Jan. to June 2019 (Covers #39 to #44) — CLICK HERE
- #44, 6/19 (Moving to a new state, doctrine of vested rights)
- #43, 5/19 (Video Gaming while on the registry)
- #42, 4/19 (Self-Monitoring to Protect Against False Accusations)
- #41, 3/19 (Interstate Travel, Overt Act Defined)
- #40, 2/19 (Writing Legislators, A note on 18 USC 2252a)
- #39, 1/19 (First Step Act, Farm Bill Final Reports)
Vol. 2018B CONSOLIDATED NEWSLETTER: July to Dec. 2018 (Covers #33 to #38) — CLICK HERE
- #38, 12/18 (Static-99, Voting Rights)
- #37, 11/18 (Plethysmographs, Renter Discrimination Tactics)
- #36, 10/18 (2018 Farm Bill, Polygraphs, ARM Art Protest review)
- #35, 9/18 (Treatment Issues Part 1: Good Treatment)
- #34, 8/18 (CP charge for pic of 17 yr old gf, why registry is growing)
- #33, 7/18 (Gundy v US Preview, OSU Baseball player is a second chance story)
Vol. 2018A CONSOLIDATED NEWSLETTER: Jan. to June 2018 (Covers #27 to #32) — CLICK HERE
- #32, 6/18 (SO Employment law in CA, DLE Interstate Travel Inquiry)
- #31, 5/18 (RC dad wins fight to see sick son in a children’s hospital)
- #30, 4/18 (Retaliation bill for Coalinga Civ Comm voters, activist loses 1st Amdt case)
- #29, 3/18 (MN Activist beats RRs, Man beats Backpage sting case, released 297 yrs early)
- #28, 2/18 (Civil Commitment for non-existent crime, More Scams)
- #27, 1/18 (Billboard suit dismissed, new resources for inmates)
Vol. 2017B CONSOLIDATED NEWSLETTER: July to Dec. 2017 (Covers #21 to #26) — CLICK HERE
- #26, 12/17 (IML and Travel updates, PA Law chaos)
- #25, 11/17 (US Virgin Islands Laws)
- #24, 10/17 (Hurricanes Pt. 2, American Samoa Laws)
- #23, 9/17 (US Mariana Islands, Hurricanes)
- #22, 8/17 (Guam; “We’re All Criminals Together”)
- #21, 7/17 (Puerto Rico, OSU player on Registry)
Vol. 2017A CONSOLIDATED NEWSLETTER: Jan. to June 2017(Covers #15 to #20) — CLICK HERE
- #20, 6/17: (Registry Fees)
- #19, 5/17: (AWA and Visa Issues)
- #18, 4/17 (Registry Scams)
- #17, 3/17 (LOVING AN SO)
- #16, 2/17 (NC Lawsuits)
- #15, 1/17 (Right to vote)
Vol. 2016B CONSOLIDATED NEWSLETTER: July to Dec. 2016 (Covers #9 to #14) — CLICK HERE
- #14, Dec. 2016 (Living your “best life”)
- #13, Nov. 2016 (Real ID, Halloween and Hurricane issues)
- #12, Oct. 2016 (Pokemon Go, Brock Turner case)
- #11, Sept. 2016 (International Travel)
- #10, August 2016 (Report on the Oakland Protest)
- #9, July 2016 (Oakland Protest Announcement)
ICoN Vol. 2016A CONSOLIDATED NEWSLETTER: Jan. to July 2016 (Covers #5 to #8) — CLICK HERE
- #8, June 2016 (Study: 1% of Blacks on Registry)
- #7, May 2016 (Bipolar Kansas Supreme Court cases)
- #6, March/ April 2016 (Employment Survey Summary)
- #5 Jan/ Feb 2016 (Civil Commitment Blowback)
ICoN Vol. 2015 CONSOLIDATED NEWSLETTER (Covers #1 to #4) — CLICK HERE