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Data shows little efficacy for an approach that could open the door to lawsuits. A weeks-long effort to create legislation that will limit where — and with whom — registered sex offenders can live in the city of Longmont came to a head Tuesday night. City council voted 6-1 to move a bill forward that would prohibit registered sex offenders
Read moreBefore his sentencing in March 2025, a convicted child rapist asked for a judgment that would have set him free in 2027. The Kansas resident received 25 years with no chance of parole. The reason? Jessica’s Law, which Kansas lawmakers passed in 2006. Kansas was one of the first states to follow Florida’s initial enactment of Jessica’s Law 20 years
Read moreThe recent City Journal article warning about homeless sex offenders refuses to confront an Inconvenient truth. The very laws sold to the public as “safety measures” are what created this crisis in the first place. The high percentage of homeless people on sex offender registries isn’t a mystery. It’s not because they’re uniquely dangerous or morally defective, as the article
Read moreA Kentucky registrant is taking the state to court over a law that forces people on the sex offense registry to use their full legal name on their social media accounts and email addresses. The lawsuit, filed in federal court, argues that the state’s demand violates the First Amendment by effectively banning anonymous online speech for anyone on the registry
Read moreMigrants convicted of sexual offences will be barred from claiming asylum under new rules announced by the government, although they could still use human rights law to block their removal. Refugees already granted asylum will be stripped of their right to remain in the UK if they are convicted of sex offences. They will also be made eligible for deportation
Read moreWassenaar’s only regret was that he didn’t kill more. “Child molesters: I wanted to kill them all. That’s all I can say,” he told the Arizona Mirror in a recent phone call. But he did say more. “The taxpayers no longer have to pay for them,” he continued. “I’m paying my debt to society.” Wassenaar also claims he killed a
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