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The state of Missouri is trying to revive a requirement for sex offenders to post a sign on Halloween stating they don’t have candy or treats at their residence. The law was blocked last October in the District Court, which stated that it violated the First Amendment guarantee of speech by compelling sex offenders to post the sign on their

Six-year-old Ruby from Portage County, Wisconsin, was found after an Amber Alert. She was with her uncle, safe and unharmed. Her mom, Chelsie, was arrested and so was her uncle, Jordan . Her family knew where she was, but they were hiding out… From the police. See, under any normal circumstance, this would be a non-issue, but Ruby’s uncle is

Months after a storm of community outrage over what neighbors called a “predator camp,” Putnam County has enacted one of the strictest sex offender ordinances in the state of Florida. The controversial park at the center of it all — CCM Park on Balsam Street — once housed more than 22 registered sex offenders living in proximity. The situation sparked

A convicted sex offender in Wake County, N.C. has been charged with fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship for his arrest after becoming a citizen. What differentiates this case is of fraudulently obtaining citizenship, is that the arrest took place after naturalization, rather than simply for having lied about past deeds before obtaining it. Under U.S. law, citizenship can be revoked —

A grim ethical paradox has emerged from Canberra when a convicted sex offender with terminal cancer died by voluntary assisted dying in prison. A victim has mounted a campaign to pass a law that would prohibit voluntary assisted dying (which is apparently legal in Australia) in prison, feeling “robbed” her perpetrator died on his terms. Lawmakers there indicate that they

Residents of Thornton, Colorado raised some valid points about a proposed residency restriction covering school bus stops. One resident pointed out (as is the case with most sex offender residency restrictions) there’s no delineation to show what’s “within 1,000 feet,” or how anyone would know where a “designated” school bus stop is. “If the city does not publish an accurate