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FL ACLU Sues Miami-Dade County Over Residency Restrictions

By Corey Rayburnyung

The Florida ACLU has filed a lawsuit against Miami-Date County over the growing colony of registered sex offenders who are forced to live under a bridge, due to strict residency restrictions. From the Miami Herald:[T]he American Civil Liberties Union of Florida sued Miami-Dade County, arguing that the state's rule that sex offenders must live at least 1,000 feet from where children congregate supersedes the county's stricter 2,500-foot law.Then, the city of Miami ordered its attorney to prepare a lawsuit against the state for placing the offenders -- whose legal addresses are under the causeway -- too close to a barrier island that it considers a park.Though no one has proposed a solution, the ACLU and the city say they simply want to clean up the shantytown that is now spilling out from under the bridge, and find those living there a respectable and safe place to live...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on July 16, 2009 (boomark / email).