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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Proposal before Senate would allow execution in child assault cases March 23, 2006 By Tim Smith CAPITAL BUREAU COLUMBIA — State senators are considering a proposal that would allow South Carolina to execute those convicted two or more times of sexually assaulting children. The amendment came as the Senate took up sexual offender...
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The Desert Sun February 2, 2006 The old saying “Something is better than nothing” certainly applies to Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia’s bill creating special enforcement teams that would visit sex offenders at their homes. While state Democrats and Republicans can’t seem to agree on a plan to track more than 17,500 missing sex offenders,...
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By Kevin Yamamura — Bee Capitol Bureau The Sacramento Bee January 11, 2006 A state Senate committee on Tuesday killed a “Jessica’s Law” proposal to punish sex offenders that was one of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s top priorities this year. Senate Bill 588 by Sen. George Runner, R-Lancaster, would have increased penalties for various...
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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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Four states have stricter laws against child sex offenders By TONY RIZZO The Kansas City Star Mark Lunsford is a quiet man by nature. But the terrible crime committed against his 9-year-old daughter, Jessica, has given him a voice that is hard to ignore. He has done in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Arizona,...
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