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Some Glimmers of Hope in Maine's Sex Offender Registry

By Smith Law Offices,

From the Bangor Daily News:AUGUSTA, Maine - Lawmakers were told Tuesday that about 300 convicted sex offenders are not following the state sex offender registry law, even as the legislators consider changing the structure of the registry. "There are about 100 that have not registered at all," said Public Safety Commissioner Anne Jordan. "We have 50 who are in basic compliance but have not either provided the photo or the fee. And we have another 150 who initially registered but have not complied with the continuing verification process." She said only one person is assigned full time to the effort of tracking down offenders to make sure they comply with the current law. Several members of the Legislature?s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee are concerned that is not enough for either the current registry or the modified registry plans that have been discussed...continue to full post

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