Law barring sex offenders near schools temporarily blocked

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A federal judge has temporarily blocked Rhode Island from enforcing a law that bars certain sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school. U.S. District Judge John McConnell on Friday issued a temporary restraining order for 10 days, granting a request by the Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. The law

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This Is What Happens to Registered Sex Offenders on Halloween

Before the sun sets on Halloween, Allen O’Shea will make his way to the local courthouse in Gaston County, North Carolina, where he will remain for several hours under the watchful eye of law enforcement until trick-or-treating has ended. This will be O’Shea’s first Halloween as a registered sex offender, a label he earned after having consensual sex with a

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