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Court hears sex offender housing case

By "eAdvocate"

10-20-2010 Pennsylvania: Plaintiffs say ordinance left them with nowhere to live Local residency restrictions that force sex offenders to live in outlying communities -- away from jobs, transportation, family and treatment -- are contrary to the goals of rehabilitation and reintegration. More than that, opponents argued before the state Supreme Court Tuesday, such patchwork community regulations run counter to the uniform system administered by the state Board of Probation and Parole. Pennsylvania's Megan's Law, said attorney Donald Driscoll, is -- and should be -- the controlling legislation for sex offenders. Mr. Driscoll represents six convicted offenders who filed a federal lawsuit against Allegheny County in 2008. In 2007, Allegheny County Council passed a bill that bans convicted sex offenders registered under Megan's Law from living within 2,500 feet of a child care facility, recreational facility, community center, public park or school...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on October 20, 2010 (boomark / email).