▁touch ▁with ▁the ▁vict ims ▁and ▁their ▁families ▁during ▁all ▁stages ▁of ▁pro sec ution , ▁and ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁touch ▁with ▁them ▁post - conv iction ▁to ▁advise ▁them ▁of ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁par ole ▁hear ings , ▁applications ▁for ▁p ard ons ▁or ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁executive ▁cle men cy ▁or ▁relief , ▁and ▁similar ▁news . ▁They ▁may ▁require ▁that ▁any ▁pay ▁received ▁by ▁an ▁off ender ▁while ▁in car cer ated ▁go ▁at ▁least ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁compens ate ▁the ▁vict ims , ▁and ▁that ▁roy alt ies ▁to ▁any ▁cre ative ▁works ▁such ▁as ▁books , ▁screen plays ▁or ▁similar ▁works ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁off ender ▁jud ged ▁to ▁be ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁off ense ▁be ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁vict ims ▁( though ▁these ▁latter ▁requirements ▁have ▁been ▁challeng ed ▁as ▁a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁constitution al ▁guarantee ▁of ▁free ▁speech ). ▁ ▁The ▁Federal ▁Am end ment ▁ ▁The ▁federal ▁vict ims ' ▁rights ▁am end ments ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁proposed ▁are ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁above . ▁The ▁primary ▁cont ention , ▁and ▁perhaps ▁the ▁main ▁reason ▁that ▁to ▁this ▁point ▁they ▁remain ▁only ▁propos als , ▁is ▁whether ▁they ▁will ▁apply ▁only ▁to ▁federal ▁off enses ▁and ▁the ▁federal ▁system ▁or ▁will ▁mand ate ▁all ▁states ▁to ▁adopt ▁similar ▁prov isions ▁( the ▁version ▁advoc ated ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁very ▁high - profile ▁advoc ate , ▁John ▁Wal sh , ▁host ▁of ▁America ' s ▁Most ▁W anted ). ▁This ▁second