FL: Miami-Dade Sex Offenders ‘Forced to be Homeless’

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[thecrimereport.org – 2/19/19]

Since he was released from prison almost five years ago, John has never had a place he can call home.

Suffering from Parkinson’s disease, he spends nights outside in remote areas of Miami-Dade County—sleeping outside on a mat or in the front seat of his son’s truck.

John (not his real name) was convicted in 1994 of a sex offense involving a minor. His homelessness is a direct result of the Lauren Book Child Safety Ordinance, enacted in Miami-Dade County in 2010, which bans individuals convicted of certain sex crimes, including those involving minors, from living within 2,500 feet of a school.

The ban effectively puts most populated areas of Miami-Dade off limits to him—which is why John is allowed to stay at his niece’s home, which is within the exclusion zone, during the day, but not at night.

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There are some good comments posted with this article. Seems the public is becoming more aware of the failed registry.

P.S. Sorry e, didn’t know there was already a poster using the letter.

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