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Sex offenders in Georgia forced out of woods

09/28/2009 GREG BLUESTEIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A group of homeless sex offenders have been ordered to leave their makeshift camp in a densely wooded area behind a suburban office park in Marietta. The perpetrators made the camp their home as a last resort after being barred from living in many areas by one of the nation’s toughest sex offender policies. The men are prohibited from living, working or loitering within 1,000 feet of schools, churches, parks and other places where children gather. Officials are uncertain where they will go next.

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Georgia sex offender law ruled unfair to homeless

10/27/2008 BILL RANKIN THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION ATLANTA, GA.
Georgia’s Supreme Court has ruled that that a sex offender registration law was unfair to the homeless. The law declared homeless sex offenders guilty if they were unable to register a specific address at the sheriff’s office. The law gave no instruction as to what sex offenders without addresses should do, making registration requirements ambiguous.

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Homeless tent cities permitted, but with rules

10/13/2008 OTHELLO RICHARDS KREM.COM SPOKANE, WASH.
Homeless tent cities appeared in Spokane last year, causing homeowners to complain of their proximity to schools. Rather than banning the tent cities, the city is considering an ordinance to regulate them. The ordinance would include guidelines requiring permits, a 750-foot distance from schools, washing stations, a ban on sex offenders, and a 90-day maximum on residing in them.

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Labels: homeless, sex offenders, tent city

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