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An Alabama legislator has prefiled a bill that would allow parole officers to restrict the communications of people convicted of a sexual offense against children and require them to undergo treatment. HB 26, sponsored by Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, authorizes parole and probation officers to restrict people listed on the sexual offense registry from using a post office box or

“No opportunity to get off the registry. Got to show up in person (four) times a year. There are fairly significant consequences here, and I question whether that matches to the non-punitive purpose,” said Justice Richard L. Gabriel. Timothy Paul Beagle pleaded guilty in Jefferson County to attempted sexual assault and distributing drugs to a minor. He did not have

Our nation’s capital could be getting residency restrictions for persons with past convictions for sex offenses. According to the following news reports, after several registrants were found living within 1000 feet of a school (which is not illegal), the district’s top prosecutor is looking to create a law banishing them.

A new Texas law now allows grooming offenses, even in the absence of any physical sexual contact, to trigger mandatory registration as a sex offender. Under so-called “Audrii’s Law,” prosecutors may pursue a registration requirement based on patterns of behavior or relationship dynamics alone. (See KSAT, “More people will have to register as sex offenders after new Texas law goes