SC: Proposed ordinance banned registrants from owning certain businesses.
Not only would the registrants be banned from owning certain businesses, but owners and employees would need to be background checked.
Read moreHomeless sex offenders arrested in December released, illustrates systemic issue, attorney says
Seven Brevard sex offenders arrested in December after their homeless camp was shutdown, were released from jail in January and February and their charges dismissed, court records show. They’ve all returned to the community but have lost their jobs and belongings. They are being housed in a Brevard hotel, according to the Florida sex offender registry. The men previously lived in a homeless camp set
Read moreThe Sex Offender Registry is a Legislative Minefield
(Weekly Update #195) Dear Members and Advocates, This week marks the final week in the 2022 Florida Legislative Session and we are pleased to see that so far we have been successful in our efforts to prevent some of the more concerning bills from moving forward. We will wait for the session to officially close before making any final determinations
Read moreHe Spent an Extra Two Years in Prison Because He Could Not Find a Place Where He Was Legally Allowed To Live
Since 2005, New York has prohibited people on “level three” of the state’s sex offender registry from living within 1,000 feet of a school. In New York City, as the above map shows, those “buffer zones” cover nearly all residential areas. Because the state requires registrants to find legally compliant housing before they leave prison, these restrictions mean they may
Read moreAustralia: Paedophiles set to be named and shamed in public register
Paedophiles set to be named and shamed in public register that parents can easily check. One political party has launched new plans to take a tougher stance on child sex abuse and to make the sex offenders register public, but it will only happen if they win the next election. SOURCE
Read moreGroup pushes to take children off Minnesota’s Predatory Offender Registry
She never imagined her pursuit would lead to the creation of a list of more than 18,000 predatory offenders in Minnesota that could include children as young as 10 years old. “It was never intended to have 10-year-olds on the sex offender registry,” said Wetterling, whose son Jacob was abducted and murdered in 1989 when he was 11. “It would
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