More on Sex Offenders on the Move
Following up on my post from last week. the Dayton Daily News had a story on the impact in Ohio: Law forces sex offenders to move. Some are fighting back. Does making sex offenders move really make children safer? covers the story of a 5 year old man, caring for his ailing spouse who is appealing a court order requiring him to relocate due to a 2005 law in Ohio prohibiting sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school:
The order was appealed Feb. 7 to the Ohio 2nd District Court of Appeals by lawyers from the Ohio Justice and Policy Center in Cincinnati. Among the nonprofit office’s missions is helping convicted sex offenders get back on their feet, said Stephen JohnsonGrove, a center lawyer. . . .
“There may be people, indeed, who shouldn’t be living within 1,000 feet of a school, but offenders are approached with such a broad paint brush,” JohnsonGrove said. “I simply want people to consider the level of damage that this is doing to people’s lives, and there is no evidence this is going to help anything.”
July 25th, 2008 13:20
I am a registered offender and fully compliant with Nevada Law. However, recently enacted changes in State Law, currently held from enforcement by Federal Injunction, may change my life. I am 18 years “clean” due to extensive counseling and support of my Church. The new laws may preclude my worshiiping at my church, or any church with a school attached. Are there similar problems with the execution of the Indiana Laws? I am not seeking legal advise, just information as I prepare to appeal the impending State actions.