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On the outskirts of Florida’s Miami-Dade County, dozens of individuals formerly convicted of sexual offenses live as exiles on an abandoned strip of land near a railroad track. The area has no shelter from the elements, no running water, and no bathrooms. The most fortunate inhabitants of this makeshift encampment sleep in cars or in tents. Others make do with

It is almost Halloween, and as we begin to feel a chill in the air in the northern hemisphere, we also feel the excitement of that annual ritual of trick or treating. But while children look forward to a night of ghouls, ghosts, goblins and goodies, parents ponder the presence of real-life demons in the neighborhood: registered sex offenders. States,

The son of a county prosecutor is facing charges related to child pornography. Four other men are also charged. The Dayton Daily News says, “Defendants did knowingly conspire to make, print, publish and cause to be made, printed or published any notice advertisement seeking and offering to retrieve, exchange, buy, produce, display, distribute and reproduce any visual depiction, the production

By Jeff Borg For their valuable contributions to civil liberties, the Greater Miami Chapter honored reporter Carol Marbin Miller, advocacy group Florida Action Committee, and civil-rights attorney H.T. Smith during our annual Bill of Rights Reception Friday, 24 October 2014. Gabriele Fiorentino hosted us in her beautiful South Miami home, even though she was obliged to attend a conflicting event

By Charles Rabin [email protected]   Sex offenders gather in the Shorecrest area off 79th Street in 2012. They have since had to move because a park opened nearby.Walt Michot/Miami Herald Staff Story Comments For five years, Miami-Dade County’s sex offender law has sparked national headlines, as homeless parolees have been forced to move from street corners to parking lots because

Listen to the Story All Things Considered Download This encampment under the Julia Tuttle Causeway in Miami, shown in 2008, was cleared out by authorities in 2009. It was home to sex offenders who were unable to find places where they were permitted to live under Miami-Dade County’s strict residency law. Although this makeshift community was broken up, homeless sex