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Mar. 7, 2009

Sex Offender Housing Restrictions Are Based on Fear, Not Facts

The residency restrictions imposed by Jessica's law have no facts to back them - they might even be making things worse.

FORUM COLUMN

By Jeffrey A. Lowe

As the state is currently gripped by financial issues, there is growing concern that politics is overriding common sense and forcing California to waste millions of dollars each year under the auspices of public safety.

According to the Monterey County Herald, the state spent $22 million in 2008 to house paroled sex offenders, in some cases paying in excess of $2,000 a month to help parolees abide by Proposi...

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