Unrealistic restrictions have made it impossible for hundreds of paroled sex offenders to find legal places to live, and homelessness has soared. Before voters approved the initiative, 88 registered sex offenders on parole were homeless. Today, 2,100 sex offender parolees are considered homeless. A report by the Sex Offender Supervision and GPS Task Force stated [...]
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — A day after a panel of law enforcement experts called for a repeal to parts of current sex offender legislation, some local law enforcement officials said they believe the law is working as intended. On Thursday, a law enforcement panel recommended in a report that California voters repeal the residency restrictions [...]
The state Department of Corrections plans to release a report as early as next week that will recommend a reexamination of residency restrictions for sex offenders. Written by a panel that included law enforcement personnel, forensics experts and victims advocates, the report follows a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge’s ruling that such restrictions are [...]
Posted By the Real Estate Attorney On Thursday, a California appeals court placed a stay on a recent ruling by the Los Angeles County Superior Court that declared Jessica’s Law unconstitutional. On November 1, Judge Peter Espinoza reasoned that the law, which prohibits sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of any school or park [...]
The Los Angeles County Superior Court judge who blocked enforcement of a major provision of the state’s Jessica’s Law last week — possibly paving the way for sex offenders to live near schools or parks — is well known to Californians. He’s the same judge who used a cable documentary to keep alive the possibility that [...]
As an acclaimed comedian, actress, best-selling author, Emmy Award winner and co-host of ABC’s “The View,” Joy Behar is considered one of today’s most popular personalities. Joy’s intimate, and often hilarious, interviews with celebrities, politicos, media figures and everyday people have made her show the premier venue for conversations viewers can’t see anywhere else. Her [...]
A California appeals court Thursday ordered a temporary stay on a ruling by a Los Angeles County judge that blocked a major provision of Jessica’s Law, which restricts how close sex offenders can live to schools or parks. Los Angeles County Judge Peter Espinoza’s ruling on Nov. 1 said that the measure was unconstitutional and [...]
58-year old Robert Donald Clark Jr. of Topeka was ordered to serve two life sentences after being found guilty by a Shawnee County jury of two counts of aggravated indecent liberties, an off-grid felony. He was sentenced under provisions contained within Jessica’s Law and will therefore be eligible for parole after serving 25 years in [...]
Some critics of Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Peter Espinoza’s order temporarily staying enforcement of the sex offender residency restrictions of Jessica’s Law, reported by The Times on Nov. 5, are exploiting the legitimate fears of decent people. These critics ignore the reality that these particular residency restrictions apply to all paroled sex registrants, [...]
Registered sex offenders would be living closer to schools and day care centers under a proposal by San Francisco officials to ask for exemptions for where they can live. In 2006, state voters passed Jessica’s Law, which prohibits registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school, park or child care facility for [...]