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MI - Registered Sex Offender, obeying the law, dies, due to the residency restrictions passed by the government

View the article here DEATH BY STATE LEGISLATION! 01/28/2009 By The Grand Rapids Press GRAND RAPIDS -- A man found dead on the streets Monday had tried in recent weeks to gain admittance to at least one of two Heartside missions, but was denied a bed because he is a registered sex offender. Officials say its possible _____ might be alive today except for a state law prohibiting him from establishing a residence even for one night within 1,000 feet of a school, in this case, Catholic Central High, also located in the Heartside district. "It's heartbreaking. I have a hard time even talking about it," said Marge Palmerlee, executive director at Degage Ministries. Palmerlee said she had talked to at least two people who told her _____ had tried earlier this month to secure a bed at one or both missions...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on January 28, 2009 (boomark / email).