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IL: Apartment building where sex offenders have stayed should be shut down, Englewood residents say

·March 8, 2021
·9 Comments

[chicago.suntimes.com - 3/8/21] Englewood residents protested outside an apartment building Monday that they said had become a frequent home to paroled sex offenders. The latest to move-in is Cayce ____,…

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OH: Landlord with convicted rapist as tenant tests nationwide eviction moratorium

·November 5, 2020
·18 Comments

[beaconjournal.com - 11/4/20] When Norton resident Charles Fowler discovered he had a Barberton tenant with a criminal record that included rape living at one of his rental properties, he knew…

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TX: Proposal to Bar Ex-criminals from Affordable Housing in Texas Called Unfair

·September 23, 2020
·7 Comments

[reformaustin.org - 9/22/20] Under draft rules being considered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, anyone on the sex offender registry or those with drug manufacturing convictions would…

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NY: New York releases some Level 3 sex offenders, houses them at Holiday Inn Express

·April 2, 2020
·5 Comments

[leoaffairs.com - 4/1/20] Sex offenders in western New York have been released as part of the pandemic, with several currently being housed in a Holiday Inn Express. The Level 3…

California

CA: Oakland votes to bar landlords from conducting background checks

·January 22, 2020
·16 Comments

Oakland on Tuesday moved to become the first city in the state to ban landlords from investigating the criminal history of renters applying for both public and private housing. ...…

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WI: Fairchild residents up in arms over sex offender housing plan

·March 30, 2019
·7 Comments

[leadertelegram.com - 3/26/19] Fairchild residents came out in force Tuesday to share their objections to a plan to potentially house released sexual predators in the community. Nearly 40 Fairchild area…

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Should we show compassion?

·January 29, 2019
·7 Comments

The story of a couple who were found dead inside of a tent at a homeless encampment has led to questions in the community: What rights does a twice-convicted sex…

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Dirty Landlords Openly Discuss How to Remove a Registrant Tenant during a Property Takeover

·November 3, 2018
·12 Comments

[sosen.org - 10/20/2018] One of my associates has recently joined the boring world of land brokerage and has been training for a few months. A couple of days ago she…

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Discussion: How can registrants find a place to live?

·October 19, 2018
·37 Comments

This is an open discussion where you can share your ideas on how we registrants can find housing in a society that discriminates against us. For example: How to look…

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FL: Inside the Remote, Little-Known Sanctuary for Sex Offenders

·December 11, 2017
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Seen from a distance, perhaps from a low-flying helicopter, or standing a few hundred feet away on a road that cuts through the green sugarcane surrounding it, Miracle Village, in…

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WA: Seattle set to prevent landlords from considering applicants’ criminal records

·August 12, 2017
·15 Comments

[The Seattle Times] Seattle set to prevent landlords from considering applicants’ criminal records. Seattle landlords would be almost completely prohibited from screening prospective tenants based on their criminal histories, under…

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Sex offender housing and mobility – New research

·December 15, 2016
·11 Comments

A new study looks at the residential patterns of registered sex offenders 15 years after arrest. Full Article

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CT: State Supreme Court Overturns Denial Of Rental Assistance To Sex Offender

·July 25, 2016
·3 Comments

The state Supreme Court has ruled that housing officials improperly removed a man from Connecticut's rental assistance program because his name was on the state's sex offender registry. The state…

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CT: Connecticut Is Rethinking Its Policies Toward Jobs and Housing for Sex Offenders

·June 22, 2016
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Before she started work at New Haven’s Columbus House as senior manager of housing services, Cathleen Meaden’s job was housing people whose crimes were seemingly unforgivable. Her charges were people…

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Event Information: Reentry Housing Options for Sex Offenders

·April 17, 2016
·8 Comments

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 2:00 pm - Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00) Registered sex offenders face numerous barriers to finding stable housing when they return to the community from jail…

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FL: Landlord Bucks Trend, Offers Housing to Sex Offenders

·September 30, 2014
·2 Comments

Laws that restrict where sex offenders can live when they are released from prison leave many homeless, but one south Florida apartment manager is providing housing opportunities by leasing apartments…

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FL: Village becomes refuge for sex offenders

·February 17, 2014
·3 Comments

Pahokee (United States) (AFP) - Deep in the swamps of southern Florida, Miracle Village lies miles away from the nearest town, surrounded by sugar cane fields. Nearby, the irrigation canals…

International

Ireland: Councils to house sex offenders in radical new plan

·January 7, 2014
·3 Comments

SEX offenders should be given homes by local authorities on their release from prison, according to a report being considered by Justice Minister Alan Shatter. A high-level plan devised by…