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| Softening sex offender law fought |
| By The Post-Tribune |
| Published: 02/22/2008 |
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INDIANA - State Rep. Shelli VanDenburgh has vowed to try to restore stricter prohibitions on where a convicted sex offender can live to a bill she authored. VanDenburgh, D-Crown Point, said the Senate Committee on Corrections, Criminal Code and Civil Matters would weaken state law if its amended version of House Bill 1134 -- which allows sex offenders to live within 500 feet of a school or child care center -- replaces the 1,000-foot restriction currently enshrined. "As best as I could follow, the reasoning behind this change is that the distance requirements were making it difficult for offenders to find places to live," VanDenburgh said. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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