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Criminal

Feb. 3, 2010

California Supreme Court Upholds Jessica's Law Restrictions

Sex offender parolees on Monday lost their bid to get out of restrictions in Jessica's Law that forbid them from living within 2,000 feet of schools and parks.

By Greg Katz

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Sex offender parolees on Monday lost their bid before the California Supreme Court to get out of restrictions in Jessica's Law that forbid them from living within 2,000 feet of schools and parks.

In a split decision, the court agreed with a broad reading of the restrictions offered by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and kicked the parolees' individual cases back t...

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