Jessica’s Law was implemented 15 months ago in an effort to restrict where paroled sex offenders may live and require that there location be electronically monitored on a daily basis. It forbids paroled sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of places that typically have children gather. These places are defined very vaguely in the law and some locations lack sufficient housing outside areas that are clearly off limits. Due to the ambiguity, enforcement is proving to be difficult and extremely costly. It is also leading many paroled sex offenders to become transients. In fact, it is estimated that there is a 44% increase in the number of paroled sex offenders becoming transients. Experts say that this increase may actually raise the risk of sex offenses.
The law also states that all sex offenders who leave prison with a single sex crime on their record must be evaluated by a mental health expert to determine whether they are a "sexually violent predator" and eligible for confinement in a mental hospital. This additional requirement by the law is estimated to have increased the cost to the state from 3M to 27M.
Gov. Schwarzenegger is welcoming the reports of the analyses conducted on Jessica’s Law and the risk of an increase in sex offenses in an effort to make the necessary adjustments to make Jessica’s Law much more effective.
Link: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-offenders22feb22,1,745143.story
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