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| Court strikes down California’s sex-offender blanket lifetime ban |
| By mantecabulletin.com |
| Published: 03/03/2015 |
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — State corrections officials cannot impose blanket lifetime restrictions on where sex offenders may live, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case challenging a voter-approved measure that prohibits sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school or park. The court restricted its decision to San Diego County, where the case originated. But the ruling has potential statewide impact, with lawsuits in other counties likely, said Laurie Levenson, a criminal law professor at Loyola Law School. “There’s every reason to believe in other large urban areas you’re going to find similar problems, which is that there is simply no place for these people to go,” Levenson said. The court said the blanket restriction violates the constitutional rights of sex offenders in San Diego County by limiting their access to housing, increasing the incidence of homelessness and depriving them of access to services such as psychological counseling that are available to all parolees. It also made it more difficult for law enforcement officials to monitor sex offenders in the county, the court said. Read More. |
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