Sex Offender News - Tighter reins on sex offenders proposed in Granite City (ABC

Tighter reins on sex offenders proposed in Granite City (ABC 7 Chicago)
November 21, 2005 (GRANITE CITY, Ill.) - Some political leaders in Granite City want sex offenders to be kept away from school bus stops and required to live farther from schools and parks than state law already dictates.

Highest concentration of sex offenders in 87108, 87105 (KOBTV.com Albuquerque)
The zip codes with the highest concentration of registered sex offenders in Albuquerque are 87108 and 87105 according to an Eyewitness News 4 investigation.

Lack of vote on Level 3 offenders riles officials (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
State and local officials Tuesday criticized the New York State Assembly for its failure to vote on a bill that could send certain sex offenders to mental institutions after completing their prison sentences.

Pataki proposes legislation that would send some sex offenders to psych centers (WHEC-TV-10)
Governor Pataki wants some level three sex offenders sent to psychiatric centers after they are released from prison. Lieutenant Governor Mary Donahue was in Rochester Tuesday promoting the legislation called The Civil Commitment law.

Jailed sex offenders deprived of due process (Legislative Gazette)
Gazette staff writer A judge ruled last Tuesday that 12 sex offenders who were confined after the conclusion of their prison sentences must be released.

Where Sex Offenders are Living (WHO-TV Des Moines)
Entire towns nearly off-limits, and it's forcing registered sex offenders to call some unexpected places home. A state law and even stricter city ordinances have some sex offenders now calling interstate rest stops home.

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