NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY ACT OF 2004 (S. 2154) Why this bill is important: This bipartisan bill seeks to fill a gaping hole...
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Dec 21, 2005 By SVEN GUSTAFSON Of The Oakland Press PONTIAC – Convicted sex predators who target children could be forced to undergo realtime satellite monitoring under legislation announced by state Rep. David Law on Tuesday. The proposal would set up Michigan’s own version of the so-called Jessica’s Law. Patterning the proposal after...
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BY RICK HEPP November 04, 2005 Star-Ledger Staff Three Camden men have become the first high-risk sex offenders to be outfitted with a satellite tracking device as part of a two-year pilot program that state officials say will help protect children from pedophiles. The $3 million project is expected to monitor the movements...
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10/30/2005 One of South Dakota’s Senators plans to introduce a bill to help crack down on sex offenders. Some legislators believe stricter laws can help save lives. In 2003, Dru Sjodin, a University of North Dakota Student, disappeared outside a Grand Forks mall. A convicted sex offender is accused of murdering her. In...
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THE NEWS TRIBUNE October 2, 2005 The pressure is on for state lawmakers to do something – anything – to answer renewed fears about sex offenders living in our midst. The push stems from the story of Shasta Groene – the Idaho girl kidnapped allegedly by a sex offender who murdered her family....
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The Jessica Lunsford Act takes effect this week, increasing sanctions for crimes committed against children. BY DAVID ROYSE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE – Some sex criminals who target kids will face the possibility of life in prison or lifetime monitoring by satellite starting Thursday as the Jessica Lunsford Act takes effect. It could be...
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