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NC inmate safety, juvenile justice changes begin Wednesday

3:53pm December 01, 2021

Some North Carolina laws that took effect on Wednesday are designed to protect expectant mothers behind bars, keep more elementary school-age children accused of misdeeds out of court and force pol

Under dispute is whether the men housed at Wayside Cross Ministries reside too close to McCarty Park and its playground.

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Convicted Sex Offenders' Ministry Housing Too Close To Playground, City Says

5:00am January 15, 2020

by Cheryl Corley

A group of registered child sex offenders in Aurora, Ill., may have to move out of their ministry-run home or face felony charges.

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NC Supreme Court Narrows Lifetime GPS Tracking Of Sex Offenders

9:31am August 19, 2019

by Associated Press

Some repeat convicted sex offenders in North Carolina who've completed their sentences should no longer be subject to perpetual monitoring by satellite-linked bracelets because it's unconstitutiona

Lester "J.R." Packingham speaks Monday on the front steps of the Supreme Court. He was convicted of statutory rape in 2002, and arrested years later under a law barring sex offenders from social media platforms.

Can Sex Offenders Be Barred From Social Media? Justices Lean Toward No

9:00pm February 27, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

The court heard two cases today: One on whether the government can deport a resident for a statutory rape conviction, and another on whether a state can criminalize social media use for sex offenders.

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North Carolina Law Makes Facebook A Felony For Former Sex Offenders

7:57am February 26, 2017

North Carolina has a law banning sex offenders from social media. The state says sex offenders use sites to find future child victims. The court will decide if this is constitutional.

People play Pokémon Go in New York City on July 25. The New York governor's ban on playing the game will apply to nearly 3,000 sex offenders currently on parole.

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New York Bans Registered Sex Offenders From Pokémon Go

7:05pm August 02, 2016

by Justina Vasquez

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that registered sex offenders on parole would no longer be able to sign up for Pokémon Go and other Internet-enabled games as conditions of their sentence.

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For Juvenile Sex Offenders, State Registries Create Lifetime Of Problems

9:01pm May 28, 2015

by Miles Bryan

Federal laws require states to keep lists of convicted sex offenders, including juveniles. But recently, the practice of registering minors has come under scrutiny.

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Many of the offenders who were evicted from the Julia Tuttle Causeway now spend their nights in this area instead, near train tracks in a warehouse district north of Miami's airport. The ACLU is filing a lawsuit against the county's residency laws on beha

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ACLU Challenges Miami Law On Behalf Of Homeless Sex Offenders

8:17pm October 23, 2014

by Greg Allen

Miami-Dade County has strict limits on where sex offenders can live — so strict, many wind up living in outdoor encampments. Now the ACLU is challenging the law, which it says is harsh and arbitrary.

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