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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Inmate admits to targeting child sex offenders in prison killings

Wassenaar’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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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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The Appeal: They Served Their Time. But They May Still Die in State Custody.

In half the country, sex offense civil commitment incarcerates people after they complete their prison sentences. Nationally, more than 6,000 people are held in sex offense civil commitment, according to a 2024 report from the Prison Policy Initiative. While the states that run such programs say they’re focused on rehabilitation, critics have long said the systems seem to be a

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