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| Parole targets transient sex offenders |
| By Contra Costa Times |
| Published: 07/30/2008 |
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CALIFORNIA - Voters said paroled sex offenders cannot live near a school or park, so more are saying they don't live anywhere while bouncing from place to place to avoid the tight living restrictions of Jessica's Law. Now, the state plans to bar those "transient" sex offenders from staying at any address for more than a few hours, while allowing them to settle in homeless camps, under bridges or at bus stops, including those near schools or parks. With the new rules, parole officials aim to define what it means to "reside" somewhere under Proposition 83. The 2006 ballot measure set some of the nation's toughest sex offender laws, including lifetime GPS tracking for most sex felons and a lifetime ban on them living within 2,000 feet of a school or park where children "regularly gather." Critics call the changes for parolees a harsh and possibly dangerous reaction to the fact that in the Bay Area and other urban centers, little housing falls outside of the 2,000-foot zones. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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