The unusual restriction was upheld this week by a federal appeals court. When ____ ____ is released from prison this year, he can’t set foot in his home county, Baraga, while under the supervision of a probation officer.
____ was convicted of a sex crime in 2009. He has twice been returned to prison for violating conditions of supervised release.
____ admits that Baraga, a remote and sparsely populated area in the Upper Peninsula, isn’t a good place for him to deal with drug and alcohol problems. He said he doesn’t want to live there, but he objects to being banished for years. Full Article
Hmmmm The residency restrictions were labeled as a constitutional violation so I don’t think that would be enforcable under the SOR registry restrictions. I think the MDOC could restrict where he lives as long as he is under supervision. They pretty much let me know first thing that they can do whatever they want to me and I have very little recourse. I never understand the logic that MDOC uses in trying to control registrants or any other person convicted of a crime. It seems their main goal is to destablize and destroy. So much for rehabilitation and reintegration.
He should just serve out his time and refuse probation.
The good thing about this, unlike the entire Registration Scheme, is that at least the restrictions were controlled by a judge, tailored to the individual’s situation, he has access to due process of filing appeals, and it all ends when the supervision period is over. It is the goal of the justice department to punish, rehabilitate, and protect the public from convicted offenders.
Sex Offender registration was created by legislation to completely bypass the judiciary and its due process as a separate system. It violates separation of powers since the legislation is not the branch assigned to control punishment, rehabilitation, and protecting the public from convicted offenders.
I just wish SCOTUS would someday actually do their job and uphold the separation of powers. They could have done so way back in Smith V Doe and Connecticut Dept of Public Safety V Doe but failed miserably and didn’t fact check the lies from the Solicitor General that convinced them to put aside the US Constitution.