Rules on where New Mexico sex offenders can register addresses raises eyebrows
It’s one of the busiest areas in Albuquerque, surrounded by shopping, a skate park, and several schools and parks. So why is a registered sex offender living out of his car in the Cottonwood Mall parking lot? One might assume he must be breaking the rules but he hasn’t done anything wrong.
Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Jeffrey Scott Hunter oversees the department’s sex offender tracking unit. He says people are often surprised and angry to learn that once an offender is finished with probation or parole, there are no restrictions about where that person can register to live.
Despite criticism and concern, Maestas argues the law is sound and does its job. “The sex offender registry is solely for the purpose of monitoring and tracking… nothing more nothing less,” said Maestas. He says there is no talk at the Roundhouse about further amending the sex offender registration laws.
BCSO says homeless offenders don’t give them any more trouble than anyone else who’s supposed to register. They just want to make sure everyone who is supposed to register does. “It’s when they don’t comply that our job is difficult,” said Hunter.
BCSO says the number of offenders in the county continues to steadily grow and as of now, six detectives are responsible for keeping tabs on the county’s 1,300 offenders.
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This whole registry ‘thing’ is a man-made monstrosity that serves no purpose and takes attention away from real criminals. The criminal community must love it. There are at least six detectives who are not available to go after real criminals. Like I’ve heard said…common sense is not very common.
I have done extensive research. I have a family member who is A. Registered sex offender and it was not with the child it was with his ex. Girlfriend, there are no laws that are clear that he has to be a certain amount of distance away from a community center or a school or a park. He continues to remain in prison. Because he can’t stay with me because I lived behind a community center. And next to that is a private school. This is ridiculous. The laws are not clear here. There’s no clear answer to who makes those laws. As there are no laws in New Mexico about distance that a success registered sex offender can be from a school or community center or a park. Or a church. This keeps people like my family member in jail rather prison. Where he’s gonna wind up being for the rest of his life. Because of these laws that are not clear, New Mexico is not a lenient state. When it comes to sex offenders. I’ve been dealing with this for the last seven years with my family member