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RECENT ?SPIKE? IN ?HOMELESS? PAROLED SEX OFFENDERS

By Walin & Klarich

A recent news report from the Associated Press (AP) revealed that, in California, since November 2006, there has been a 27% increase in the number of sex offenders who have reported that they are ?homeless? and apparently this trend has little to do with a sagging economy. In November 2006, California voters voted to enact Jessica?s Law, which provides, among other things, that sex offenders may not live within 2000 feet of a park or school or other place where children congregate. This leaves sex offenders with few options for housing, since most places are within 2000 feet of a prohibited location, and, in San Francisco County, for instance, there is literally no place in the entire county that is NOT within 2000 feet of a school or park or other prohibited place...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on February 15, 2008 (boomark / email).