Residency Restrictions (SORR)

ME: Old Town will restrict where sex offenders can live

·December 17, 2019
·3 Comments

[bangordailynews.com - 12/17/19] OLD TOWN, Maine — Registered sex offenders who have been convicted of felony-level sex crimes will be restricted from living within 750 feet of areas that children…

National

IL: Wayside Cross child sex offender residents receive new notices citing proximity to Aurora park

·December 14, 2019
·2 Comments

[chicagotribune.com - 12/13/19] For the second time this year, child sex offenders who live at Wayside Cross Ministries in Aurora were given letters stating they must find a new place…

National

NY: Town adopts hotel/motel, special events laws

·December 12, 2019
·3 Comments

[uticaod.com - 12/11/19] New law sets limit on number of registered sex offenders who can stay at a hotel or motel HERKIMER — The Herkimer town board adopted a pair…

National

TX: Neighbors: Sex offenders may follow proposed Good Samaritan homeless shelter to area

·November 30, 2019
·2 Comments

[caller.com - 11/29/19] There was a time when Abel Palacious found himself homeless. Now, he lives across the street from the old Lamar Elementary School. The school, at the corner…

National

WI: 65 percent of registered sex offenders approved for Green Bay housing exemption since Nov. 2018

·November 28, 2019
·5 Comments

[nbc26.com - 11/28/19] Darlene Esquivel did not want Theodore Blazek to be able to live next door. Blazek, a registered sex offender convicted of possession of child pornography, asked for…

National

WI: Gov. Tony Evers Vetoes Changes To Sex Offender Residency Requirements

·November 26, 2019
·5 Comments

[wpr.org - 11/25/19] Measure Passed Legislature With Unanimous Vote, Bipartisan Support Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have lifted state restrictions on how close people convicted…

ACSOL California

CA: Federal Court Voids San Diego Residency Restrictions [NEW LINKS]

·November 20, 2019
·25 Comments

[New related links added] [ACSOL] A federal district court determined today that San Diego's residency restrictions are void. As a result, the city cannot restrict where a registrant who…

National

NY: Sex offender rules an inconsistent maze

·November 16, 2019
·7 Comments

[timesunion.com - 11/9/19] ALBANY — A New York law that is intended to protect children from convicted sex offenders has created a maze of contradictory policies and regulations, leading to…

National

FL: Bringing Sense to Sex Offender Laws [Audio recording]

·November 5, 2019
·0 Comments

[Miami Law Explainer on soundcloud.com - 10/28/19] In the decade since the national shame of a colony of sex offenders made homeless by draconian residency restrictions, how far has the…

General News

When Prison Is A Better Option

·October 7, 2019
·11 Comments

[Scott H. Greenfield at blog.simplejustice.us - 10/4/19] Years ago, I wrote of the creation of a permanent underclass. No, not the one woke people are willing to fight for. Rather,…

California

CA: Can Sex Offenders Legally Live Next Door To Schools?

·September 21, 2019
·38 Comments

[sacramento.cbslocal.com - 9/19/19] An Olivehurst Grandmother is furious after learning that a sex offender is living just feet away from her neighborhood elementary school. “I’m concerned about people not being…

ACSOL News California

CA: City of Commerce Repeals Local Residency Restrictions

·September 10, 2019
·11 Comments

[ACSOL] The City of Commerce, located in Los Angeles County, has repealed its local residency restrictions. The repeal took place during a City Council meeting held on September 3. The…

National

WI: Rhinelander Common Council approves new sex offenders ordinance

·August 13, 2019
·14 Comments

[starjournalnow.com - 8/13/19] The Rhinelander Common Council met Monday and held the final public hearing for the new sex offender ordinance. No concerns or questions regarding the ordinance were brought…

National

Kat’s Blog: Tennessee Temporary Restraining Order Extended Indefinitely

·July 12, 2019
·12 Comments

We were all waiting for July 11, 2019 the court date for the preliminary injunction regarding whether or not TN registrants would be allowed to continue to reside in their…

National

WI: City must set aside emotion on sex offenders

·July 4, 2019
·9 Comments

[lakegenevanews.net - 7/3/19] I know how people feel about sex offenders. I agree that sex crimes are reprehensible, especially those in which children are the victims. Such offenders often face…

California

CA: City of San Diego Asserts that SB 145 Will Allow Cities to Adopt Residency Restrictions for All Registrants

·July 2, 2019
·25 Comments

[ACSOL - 7/2/19] In a motion filed today in federal district court, the City of San Diego asserted that the current language of SB 145 would allow cities to adopt…

National

IL: Column: Now it’s Wayside Cross residents’ turn to be blindsided

·June 29, 2019
·3 Comments

[chicagotribune.com - 6/28/19] Yes, this is a story about the law. In particular, it’s about a law that prohibits child sex offenders from being within 500 feet of a public…

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FL: Florida’s sex offender population is aging. Where can they live out their silver years?

·June 27, 2019
·1 Comment

[miamiherald.co - 6/20/19] When Mark Sullivan found his roommate, Aquila “Bud” Albertson, grasping onto their refrigerator door, clearly in pain, Sullivan said the 94-year-old needed medical attention, but Albertson tried…

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