Jessica’s Law upheld, sex offenders rights will be few & far between
Jessica’s Law
It’s been a complaint about Proposition 83, both of sex offenders and the law enforcement personnel tasked with tracking them, since the initiative that curtails the rights of sexual crime parolees was passed in 2006. The restrictions on sex offenders are so onerous that it essentially leaves them with no place to go—they can’t live near schools or parks and must stay constantly registered with the state. A group of four parolees sued the state, arguing that Prop. 83 was unconstitutional, and yesterday the California Supreme Court ruled that it was indeed constitutional to so severely limit the rights of sex offenders. Where can sex offenders go and can police agencies accurately keep track of them?
Guests:
Ernest Galvan, lawyer for the four registered sex offenders and partner at Rosen, Bien & Galvan, LLP
Wes Maram, forensic & clinical psychologist and chair of the California Coalition on Sexual Offending
Gordon Hinkle, press secretary for the CA Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Patt Morrison for February 2, 2010
- How can L.A. create jobs when it’s laying off city employees?
- Jessica’s Law upheld, sex offenders rights will be few & far between
- Dear John: about those climate change commitments…..
- Can the NFL use your brain when you’re done with it?
- How big of a problem is the national deficit?
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Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
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