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New local law tries to prevent sex offenders from "clustering"

By Douglas A. Berman

This local story from Florida, headlined "New law prohibits sex offenders from clustering," reports on what appears to be another new type of regulation on where sex offenders may live.  Here are the details, along with an indication that some lawmakers are eager to create the equivalent of leper colonies for sex offender:Hillsborough County leaders recently passed a new law that prohibits groups of sex offenders from clustering in one neighborhood.  County Commissioners passed a new law that prohibits sex offenders from living together or "clustering."  And offenders can occupy no more than 10 percent of units in a mobile home park. Landlords will also be punished if they allow it.... Community activist Michelle Williams pushed for changes so sex offenders aren't so closely concentrated, and county commissioners listened...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on October 06, 2008 (boomark / email).