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ORLANDO, Fla. — Sheriff’s offices all over central Florida spend tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars to keep tabs on sex offenders. But 9 Investigates uncovered one state has a plan to make the sex offenders carry some of that burden. Channel 9’s Myrt Price asked lawmakers and law enforcement officials whether that plan could work in Florida. The offenders

Jose Caballero, one half of the “sex on the beach” case, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison today. The incarcerative sentence is one thing, but he and his girlfriend will also be required to register as “sex offenders” for the rest of their lives. That means they will have their pictures posted online, have to report

Tomorrow on the Diane Rehm Show (10AM EST) on NPR, the topic will be Sex Offender Registry Reform. https://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2015-07-07/sex-offender-registries-and-calls-for-reform We strongly suggest you listen in and even share thoughts. You can call into the show by dialing: 1-800-433-8850 You can also send in an email: https://thedianerehmshow.org/contact  

ELKHART, Ind. — Until one day in December, Zachery Anderson was a typical 19-year-old in a small Midwestern city. He studied computer science at the local community college. He lived with his parents and two younger brothers in a sun-filled home on the St. Joseph River, where framed family photos hang from the walls and a pontoon boat is docked

Off U.S. 27 and just east of the Williston city limits sits a quiet, rural neighborhood of manufactured homes on tree-lined streets. The rigid, vinyl-sided homes are surrounded by yards, some littered with kids’ toys strewn near shrubs and parked vehicles. In the midst of the bucolic setting is one house, home to six men — sometimes 12 — all

Here’s an interesting story that came out today from Orange County. A registrant is arrested for not providing his email address and other information, but that information was used in connection with him getting an IT certification after finishing prison. A condition of his probation was that he not use any device with internet access. The reality is; in this