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| Colleges wrangle with sex offender residency |
| By Green Bay Press-Gazette |
| Published: 08/21/2008 |
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WISCONSIN - Lawmakers and college administrators are trying to shut paroled sex offenders out of one of the few places they can still live: student neighborhoods near major U.S. universities. More than 23 states ban registered sex offenders from living close to schools or other places frequented by children. But nowhere is that protection extended to the areas surrounding college campuses. "A convicted sexual felon should not be able to live next door to your college student," said Jamie Ison, an Alabama state representative who sponsored a bill that would include universities under the legal definition of a school. Online databases of sex offender addresses show that the issue affects universities across the country — wherever there are student neighborhoods with plentiful apartments and cheap rent. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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