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Government

May 1, 2017

Sex offender advocates sue state prisons over regulations

A group that advocates for changes in sex offender laws has sued the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, seeking to overturn regulations published this month that classify all sex offenders as violent felons under Proposition 57.

By Malcolm Maclachlan
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A group that advocates for changes in sex offender laws sued the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, seeking to overturn regulations published this month that classify all sex offenders as violent felons under Proposition 57.

The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws claims the regulations violate the voters' intent under the initiative. As part of...

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