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GA: Sex offenders sue Butts County Sheriff’s Office over ‘No Trick or Treat’ signs

·October 21, 2019
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When kids are out trick-or-treating, one of parents' biggest worries is safety -- but efforts by a Middle Georgia sheriff's office to keep children safe are now at the center…

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GA: Palmer Sheriff Puts ‘No Trick-Or-Treat’ Signs in Yards of Sex Offenders

·October 18, 2019
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[1065.iheart.com - 10/17/19] A Sheriff in Georgia is not messing around when it comes to Halloween. He put up "No Trick-Or-Treat at This Address" signs in the yards of sex…

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GA: NCSO to host 13th annual Halloween Shut-In for sex offenders

·October 9, 2019
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The Newton County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Community Supervision will host their 13th annual sex offender Halloween Shut-In from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. Full Article

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Janice’s Journal: Georgia Law Punishes Registrants, Breaks Up Families

·July 18, 2019
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Registrants and their families are suffering in the State of Georgia. The cause of their greatest concern is a state law that prohibits anyone convicted of a sex offense that…

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GA: Tag reading cams going up at these schools to catch speeders, sex offenders

·June 30, 2019
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[wsbtv.com - 6/22/19] GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - School's out, but new safety measures are already planned for the upcoming school year. New tag reading cameras are going up at four…

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GA: Georgia Court blocks lifelong GPS tracking of sex offenders

·March 4, 2019
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[thebrunswicknews.com - 3/4/19] Georgia's highest court says it's unconstitutional to require "sexually dangerous predators" to remain on electronic GPS monitoring after completing their sentences. The unanimous Georgia Supreme Court opinion…

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GA: City Council passes emergency ordinance banning homelessness

·November 14, 2018
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With an outcry from neighbors about recently released sex offenders living under a nearby bridge, the Ringgold City Council unanimously passed an emergency ordinance banning homelessness Monday night. Full Article…

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GA: Georgia sheriff’s office places ‘No Trick-or-Treat’ signs in sex offenders’ yards

·October 30, 2018
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[fox11online.com - 10/30/18] ACKSON, Georgia (WSYX/WTTE) — A Georgia sheriff's office is placing "No Trick-or-Treat" signs in sex offenders' yards in an effort to keep children safe. "As Sheriff, there…

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GA: DCS honors two Rome officers for work on sex offender law

·October 24, 2018
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Two Floyd County Department of Community Supervision officers received commendations Tuesday for the efforts to clarify the importance of ongoing supervision of sex offenders across the state of Georgia. Brandon…

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GA: All registered sex offenders will gather in Council Chambers on Halloween

·October 23, 2018
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[Updated] With Halloween right around the corner, Grovetown is rounding up registered sex offenders to make the night a little less frightening for parents and children out trick-or-treating. Full Article…

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GA: Thomas County deputies keep ‘watchful eye’ on sex offenders

·October 10, 2018
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[walb.com - 10/4/18] THOMAS CO., GA (WALB) - Locating and registering sex offenders is a top priority for Georgia sheriff’s offices. The Thomas County Sheriff’s Office said they verify registered…

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GA: The Jolt: On Stacey Abrams’ ‘08 vote against banishment of sex offenders

·September 16, 2018
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[politics.myajc.com - 9/11/18] On Monday, the Georgia GOP again plunged deeply into the legislative record of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, launching an ad that assailed her vote against a…

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Is it an unconstitutional taking of property without just compensation to require sex offenders to move away from their home if a school, etc is established near their home after their initial occupation?

·July 16, 2018
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In Mann v. Georgia Department of Corrections,653 S.E.2d 740 (Ga. 2007), the Georgia Supreme Court held that a state statute prohibiting registered sex offenders from living or working within 1,000…

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GA: Convicted sex offenders removed from registry

·July 10, 2018
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A little over two decades ago, ____ ____ stood before a judge and pleaded guilty to aggravated sodomy with his 6-year-old daughter. “____ ____ molested his biological daughter,” Chatham County…

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GA: Can be placed on registry without meaningful due process

·June 18, 2018
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[twitter.com - Andrew Fleischman - 6/18/18] Today, the Supreme Court of Georgia held that Georgia could place a man on the child abuse registry without meaningful due process because he…

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GA: Sex offender registry problems cost the state federal funds

·May 28, 2018
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Shortcomings in Georgia’s sex offender registration program are going to cost the state hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal grant money, according to a letter the U.S. Department of…

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GA: Pardon Lifts Requirement to Register as Sex Offender

·May 21, 2018
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Georgia's highest court says a man convicted of sexually abusing a young girl no longer must register as a sex offender after receiving a pardon. Full Article

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GA: He was arrested for a sex act that’s no longer a crime. Years later, he remains convicted

·February 16, 2018
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[washingtonpost.com] Charlton Green was 20 when he was arrested after having oral sex with a 16-year-old male in a Georgia hotel room. He was convicted of a sex crime —…

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