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TN - Law Leaves Little Room For Sex Offenders

Original Article 01/04/2011 By Dennis Ferrier NASHVILLE - A new Tennessee law that was supposed to stop sex offenders from living together may have created a more dangerous situation. In Nashville alone, 106 sex offenders are homeless, many because of a law in Tennessee that allows just two sex offenders per halfway house, so the halfway houses fill up quickly, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Additionally, sex offenders are often shunned by their family and wander the streets, the TBI said. One convicted sex offender, who Channel 4 News will call Steve, could not get into a halfway house after being released from prison. He said that he and people like him have a better chance of rehabilitation in a halfway house. "Upon entry to a halfway house, directly out a prison ...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on January 05, 2011 (boomark / email).