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Jessica's Law Offenders Overestimated |
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Wednesday, 26 September 2007 |
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND
REHABILITATION IS NOW
SAYING THAT IT OVER-ESTIMATED THE NUMBER OF PAROLED SEX OFFENDERS THAT ARE
BEING REQUIRED TO MOVE UNDER THE TERMS OF JESSICA’S LAW. PAROLEES THAT FAIL TO
RELOCATE, BECAUSE THE NEW LAW REQUIRES A GREATER BUFFER BETWEEN SEX
OFFENDERS AND SCHOOL, PARKS AND CHURCHES, RISK VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THEIR
PAROLE AND BEING SENT BACK TO PRISON.
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION PREVIOUSLY SAID IT NOTIFIED 2,700 PAROLEES THAT
THEY HAD 45 DAYS TO RELOCATE BECAUSE OF JESSICA'S LAW. BUT OFFICIALS NOW SAY
NEARLY A THOUSAND OF THEM ARE EITHER MISSING, DEAD, BACK IN CUSTODY, HAVE
COMPLETED THEIR PAROLE, OR AREN'T REALLY SEX OFFENDERS. THE NEW ACCOUNTING
LEAVES 1,700 PAROLEES WHOM THE DEPARTMENT BELIEVES ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW. JESSICA'S
LAW BARS SEX OFFENDERS FROM LIVING WITH 2,000 FEET OF A PARK OR SCHOOL. IT WAS
PASSED OVERWHELMINGLY BY VOTERS IN NOVEMBER, 2006.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 26 September 2007 )
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