Residency Restrictions

MA: More Than A Quarter Of Boston’s Registered Sex Offenders Are Homeless

·February 21, 2019
·12 Comments

The purpose of the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry is to keep track of where dangerous sex offenders are, but what if they have no address? That’s the case with ____…

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Kat’s Blog: Residency Restriction Proposal in Hawaii

·January 31, 2019
·2 Comments

Last August I wrote a blog piece on the Women Against Registry website regarding homeless registrants living in city parks and on the beaches of Oahu. At that time, the…

California

CA: San Diego Federal Judge Denies City’s Motion to Dismiss Challenge to Residency Restrictions

·January 30, 2019
·10 Comments

[ACSOL] A federal judge today denied a Motion to Dismiss filed by the City of San Diego that, if granted, would have ended a challenge to the city's residency restrictions.…

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HI: Proposal would put tough restrictions on where sex offenders can live

·January 25, 2019
·6 Comments

A proposal before lawmakers would make it illegal for any registered sex offender to temporarily or permanently live within 1,000 feet of a school, childcare facility, playground or park. Full…

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TX: Police, not judges, will decide if sex offender gets exemption

·November 27, 2018
·7 Comments

El Paso City Council Tuesday voted to amend the ordinance regarding exemptions issued to sex offenders. Currently, judges provide some sex offenders with an exemption to an ordinance which regulates…

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OK: Some law enforcement worry new, stricter law will discourage sex offenders from registering

·November 21, 2018
·10 Comments

A new law that further tightens restrictions on where sex offenders can live has some law enforcement agencies concerned it will discourage people from registering as offenders. The law, which…

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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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NY: Post-Release Placement of Sex Offenders Complicated by Residence Limits

·October 17, 2018
·3 Comments

The Court of Appeals heard arguments on Tuesday in a case brought by a sex offender who alleged the state did not do enough to help him find appropriate housing…

California

CA: Think sex offenders can’t live next to parks and schools? That’s not always the case

·October 10, 2018
·2 Comments

When an Atascadero sex offender listed on the state’s Megan Law website was charged last month with committing sex crimes against a child, it wasn’t just the disturbing nature of…

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CA: Lawsuit Challenges Kern County Residency Restrictions

·October 1, 2018
·7 Comments

A lawsuit has been filed in Kern County Superior Court which challenges the residency and presence restrictions in that county. According to those restrictions, registrants -- including those convicted as…

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WI: For now, sex offenders will not be allowed to move into the village of Hartland

·September 25, 2018
·16 Comments

Members of the Hartland Village Board have voted to begin work on an ordinance that will restrict where sex offenders can live. In the meantime, the village will not allow…

California

CA: Gov. Brown signs Wilk’s sex offender bill into law

·August 28, 2018
·13 Comments

Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1199 into law Monday evening, an attempt to correct the way Jessica’s Law led to a disproportionate number of sexual offenders being released to…

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NY: Educators, officials seek more housing limits on sex offenders

·August 24, 2018
·13 Comments

With classes across Long Island set to resume in the coming weeks, some Suffolk education leaders and elected officials are raising concerns that nearly two dozen of the highest-risk sex…

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HI: Dozens of sex predators registered as living in Oahu parks

·July 28, 2018
·16 Comments

Hawaii's sex offender registry is meant to keep people safe by requiring convicted sex criminals to submit their address to an online database. On the site, the public can check to see…

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NE: Sex offender residency restriction dropped by council

·July 20, 2018
·8 Comments

An ordinance that would have banned convicted/registered sex offenders from living within 500 feet of a school or child care facility in York was given a second public reading and…

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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
·13 Comments

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…

California

CA: Maywood City Council Begins Repeal of Residency Restrictions

·July 14, 2018
·6 Comments

The Maywood City Council began a two-step process aimed at repealing its residency restrictions during a regularly scheduled meeting on July 11. The second step is expected to take place…

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Janice’s Journal: Three Courts Issue Three Harmful Decisions

·July 13, 2018
·75 Comments

In the span of just one week, three courts have issued decisions that significantly harm registrants. Those decisions affect registrants’ marriages, homes and overseas travel. It’s a lot to absorb…

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