Residency Restrictions

IL: Current policies funnel large number of… [people] …into one building. That needs to change

·March 27, 2021
·9 Comments

[chicago.suntimes.com – 3/25/21] The state’s job is to balance the needs and rights of... [people with a prior conviction] ...with those of all others. A single building in Englewood, a…

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NY: Sex offenders can be detained after sentences completed

·November 23, 2020
·9 Comments

New York’s top court upheld a law Monday that allows the state to keep sex offenders confined under some circumstances even after they have completed their sentences. In three decisions…

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NE: Homeowner Association Seeking Injunction Against Sex Offender Residency

·September 3, 2020
·16 Comments

A Beatrice homeowners association is seeking a judge’s order that would prevent a convicted sex offender from residing in their neighborhood. Full Article

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

·January 31, 2020
·8 Comments

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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MN: What’s the Deal with Hibbing’s Sex Offender Population

·January 28, 2020
·5 Comments

HIBBING — ”Why are so many sexual offenders moving here?” If you think there is a compounding number of registered sex offenders moving to Hibbing, you’re not alone. There is…

California

CA: How Whittier mayor, City Council candidates would solve the homeless crisis

·January 27, 2020
·17 Comments

For more than a year, Whittier’s political leaders have been wrestling with how to handle the local homeless crisis, which has seen the development of three encampments. Two of those…

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CA: Sex offenders can’t live near Fresno schools. This lawsuit says that’s unconstitutional UPDATED

·January 21, 2020
·18 Comments

UPDATE:Janice Bellucci was asked this morning to participate today (Wednesday, 1/22) in a live radio interview on a radio station in Fresno, the Broeske & Musson Show, on KMJ. which…

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WI: WISCONSIN CAME CLOSE TO CHANGING A RULE THAT OFTEN LEAVES PEOPLE ON SEX OFFENSE REGISTRIES HOMELESS

·January 6, 2020
·3 Comments

Republicans are leading an effort to get rid of blanket restrictions on where some people with sex-offense records can live. A Democratic governor is blocking them. Full Article

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AR: Sex-offender housing laws raise hitch

·December 29, 2019
·22 Comments

Legislators have passed several laws over the past couple of decades that limit where sex offenders can live in hopes of keeping communities safe, but some state officials say such…

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NY: Pushed Out and Locked In – The Catch-22 for Disabled, Homeless, Sex-Offender Registrants

·November 25, 2019
·3 Comments

Across New York, people are incarcerated for weeks, months, and even years after their prison release dates. These individuals are not confined for violating prison disciplinary rules or committing new…

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FL: Miami-Dade uproots sex offender camp yet again. Does harsh law really make public safer?

·November 22, 2019
·7 Comments

The latest eviction order came earlier this month: Some 70 paroled child sex offenders, now living in a flimsy village of tents, cardboard boxes and rusty campers in an industrial…

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San Diego To Enter Settlement Talks In Sex Offender Residency Lawsuit

·September 16, 2019
·18 Comments

San Diego City Council members on Tuesday will get their first official update in two years on a lawsuit challenging a city law that restricts where sex offenders can live.…

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CA: City of Lomita Repeals Residency Restrictions

·September 14, 2019
·7 Comments

The City of Lomita, which is located in Los Angeles county, has repealed its residency restrictions which prohibited registrants from living permanently or temporarily within 2,000 feet of schools and…

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FL: More sex offenders arrive so NSB wants to make rules more strict

·August 16, 2019
·9 Comments

There are more sex offenders moving to New Smyrna Beach and that has prompted city leaders to consider shrinking the locations where both sexual offenders and sexual predators can legally…

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CO: State and local laws push more registered sex offenders into low-income communities

·July 24, 2019
·13 Comments

The laws requiring the names of convicted sex offenders nationwide to be catalogued, and available to the public, bear the names of children sexually assaulted and murdered by predators who…

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IL: Wayside residents sue City of Aurora, challenge state’s residency laws for registered sex offenders

·July 21, 2019
·6 Comments

The 19 child sex offenders who were told they must leave Wayside Cross Ministries by July 26 have filed a civil federal lawsuit against the city of Aurora, arguing the…

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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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CA: Organization protecting sex offenders’ rights continues statewide lawsuit campaign, sues Lompoc

·July 11, 2019
·3 Comments

An organization dedicated to protecting the rights of registered sex offenders is ion a campaign to sue cities throughout California with ordinances in place that it believes are unconstitutional. The…