Law seeks to protect children from Sex Offenders − 20 years later, the jury is still out

Before 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

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Fearmongering About Homeless Sex Offenders Ignores the Real Culprit—Bad Laws

The 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

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Nowhere to go People with sex offense convictions struggle to find housing in Illinois.

People convicted of certain sex offenses, like Cetwinski, are required to be on MSR for anywhere from three years to the rest of their lives. But there’s an issue: a permanent address is a requirement for supervised release, and Illinois’s housing banishment laws make it nearly impossible to find housing. Because of his conviction, Cetwinski cannot legally live within 500

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Rethink juvenile sex offender registration laws

As a school-based therapist in Minneapolis and a probation officer assistant in Anoka County, I urge lawmakers to reevaluate juvenile sex offender registration laws—not just locally, but across Minnesota and the nation. These laws were intended to protect public safety, but they often cause more harm than good. Youth placed on the registry face lifelong barriers to education, employment, housing,

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