Repeat Offenses Are Very Rare

MON JAN 28, 2013

The Civil Rights of Sex Offenders

"Residential limits are so strict that sex offenders have no choice but to be homeless or violate parole and return to prison. That's according to lawsuits filed against several cities and the State of California. Repeat offenses are very rare, but voter-approved penalties last a lifetime. We hear how a chamber-of-commerce "man of the year" was ruined 30 years after committing a sex crime.

Also, in another symptom of changing demographics, a Latino gang drives a black family out of the city of Compton.

On our rebroadcast of To the Point, the GOP and the lessons of last year's elections."

http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/ww/ww130128the_civil_rights_of_

Posted on: 9:05 pm, January 27, 2013

Bill Aims To Prevent Group Living By Convicted Sex Offenders

"Keeping convicted sex offenders away from each other is the aim of a newly filed bill in the Alabama Legislature.

State Rep. Mike Ball (R-Madison) is among a group of lawmakers who are targeting so-called sex offender “clusters” that are often near children. If passed, House Bill 85 would prohibit convicted sex offenders from living at the same residence, preventing community living that Ball said has gotten out of hand in many parts of the state. The bill would also require that all sex offenders live at least 500 feet away from each other.

Ball said several Alabama communities have been hampered by groups of sex offenders living together in closely condensed places like motels and apartment complexes."

http://whnt.com/2013/01/27/billpreventgroup/

Home for sex offenders prompts Marysville family to move

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Home-for-sex-offenders-prompts-Marysville-family-to-move-189148841.html