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GA: Removing the Scarlet Letter

·December 19, 2020
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[lagrangenews.com - 12/15/20] Decades ago, our state established the Georgia Sex Offender Registry (SOR). The purpose of SOR is to protect our citizens from sexually dangerous predators by identifying offenders…

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GA: Hundreds of Georgia sex offenders off ankle monitors as lawmakers seek legal fix

·July 12, 2020
·15 Comments

[tribuneledgernews.com - 7/11/20] A landmark court ruling has led to nearly half of Georgia’s most high-risk sex offenders being released from their ankle monitors over the past year, marking a…

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GA: Farm stand ordinance passes 4-1; Antoine warns of produce-seeking pedophiles

·February 19, 2020
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A zoning ordinance that would allow farm stands at a day care center in Forest Park passed 4-1 Monday. Councilman Dabouze Antoine voted no, saying he was concerned a farm…

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GA: New bill would bar sex offenders from living near their victims

·January 31, 2020
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A new bill in the state Legislature would ban registered sex offenders in Georgia from living within 2,000 feet of their victims or their victims’ immediate family. Full Article

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GA: Group confronts Cobb County sheriff over ‘invented requirements’ imposed on sex offenders

·January 30, 2020
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[11alive.com - 1/29/20] ATLANTA — A sex offender rights group is accusing the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office of overstepping Georgia’s sex offender registration laws. In a letter sent this week…

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GA: Lawmakers seek sex predator tracking bill that’s constitutional

·January 28, 2020
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Georgia legislators aim to close a loophole that’s now preventing the state from using ankle monitors to track more than 400 sex offenders. Some House and Senate lawmakers are backing…

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GA: New Legislation Would Allow Lifelong GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders

·January 20, 2020
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When the Georgia Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a law allowing convicted sex offenders to be ordered to wear GPS ankle monitors for the rest of their lives after release from…

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GA: Federal Judge Stops Halloween Signs

·October 29, 2019
·46 Comments

A federal district court judge today granted a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) that prohibits law enforcement in Butts County, Georgia from posting signs in the front yards of registrants' homes…

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GA: Sheriff defends Halloween sex-offender-warning signs

·October 25, 2019
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[bpnews.net - 10/24/19] orgia sheriff was in federal district court Thursday (Oct. 24) defending his decision to post signs in front of sex offenders' homes warning trick-or-treaters not to approach.…

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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
·29 Comments

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
·44 Comments

[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
·21 Comments

[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
·19 Comments

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
·84 Comments

[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…