CA: Parent sues school district over denied access

A father of a Grossmont Union High School District student is suing the district for refusing him access to his child’s school because he is a registered sex offender. The lawsuit, filed in Superior Court on November 18, alleges that school administrators at his son’s high school (not mentioned due to privacy issues) are violating state law that guarantees access

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CBS12 continues feud with sex offenders

Today, CBS12 put out another scare piece that begins, “Our schools and playgrounds have become a home for sex offenders.” With no shortage of inflammatory statements, such as “registered offenders are eyeing schools too”, “offenders are also getting creative” and “it sounds frightening because it is”, the piece omits all objectivity. They write, “three years later transient sex offenders in

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There’s Now Hard Evidence that Registries and Residency Restrictions Increase Re-offense Rates

With the election of Donald Trump, reporters who follow criminal justice reform expect a harder line on issues of crime and sentencing. Trump ran as a law-and-order President who will cut crime–though long-term crime rates have fallen dramatically since the early 1990s. On sex crime policy, if the new administration is serious, they should pay attention to new research showing

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Florida's 2nd DCA comments on the "difficult situation" residency restrictions created.

The following are excerpts from a 2nd DCA case that was decided today in Alvarado v. Florida. We believe it demonstrates Courts’ recognition that Sex Offender Residency Restrictions are a problem the legislature needs to address. “The dilemma facing sexual predators and offenders upon their release from prison was largely created by the legislature, albeit enhanced by county ordinances;and a

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