Restrictive law makes N.Y. city

Restrictive law makes N.Y. city off-limits to sex offenders (Boston Globe)
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Convicted sex offenders could risk re-arrest here if they pull off the highway to gas up their car because of a new law that makes it almost impossible for them to live, work, or even drive in this upstate city.

Residency laws for sex offenders may not square with Constitution (Press of Atlantic City)
LOWER TOWNSHIP - Steven Elwell may have a friend in the U.S. Constitution. Elwell, of Middle Township, made news this week as the first sex offender in the state registered under Megan's Law to speak out against ordinances restricting where sex offenders may live.

Sex offenders, civil liberties advocates question broad scope of residency bans (KRON 4 Bay Area)
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. A New Jersey man may challenge ordinances setting up sex-offender-free zones in some towns, saying they unfairly lump all offenders together.

New version of Community Notification Act gets tough with sex offenders (Dothan Eagle)
In Carl's eyes, you can't get tough enough with sex offenders. You just can't. "These guys have got to walk the line," said Carl, whose last name has been withheld to conceal the identity of his daughter, a victim of a sex crime.

Sex Offenders Question Broad Scope of Bans (WINK TV Southwest Florida)
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. Sex offender Steven Elwell thought he had paid his debt to society. He lost his job as a teacher and served a year in prison for having sex with a 16-year-old female student.

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