NY: County Outsources The Job Of Monitoring Sex Offenders
A suburban county on Long Island, N.Y., is taking a novel approach to monitoring sex offenders: It’s giving the job to a victims’ advocacy group. The measure was approved unanimously…
Wasco Ordinance Challenged in Federal District Court [updated with media links]
The City of Wasco was sued today in federal district court challenging its sex offender ordinance. This lawsuit is the eighth in a series of lawsuits filed during an 8-week…
Lawmakers call for review of sex offender oversight
Top state and federal legislators on Wednesday called for investigations of sex offender supervision in response to a high-profile case involving two suspected Orange County serial killers. State Senate President…
TX: Anson landlord willing to fight city for sex offender tenant
The city of Anson is stirring over a controversy dealing with a landlord and his tenant who is a registered sex offender. On Saturday, the landlord said he was surprised when…
MO: Sex offender presses for chance to be off registry
JEFFERSON CITY — Miniature hockey skates slide across the ice, scarring the surface. A boy jerks his hips back and forth, his eyes trained on his dad who is skating…