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New Folsom Prison

More California Sex Offenders Go Missing Under Prison Realignment

The number of paroled sex offenders who are fugitives in California is 15 percent higher today than before Gov. Jerry Brown’s sweeping law enforcement realignment law took effect 17 months ago, according to figures released Wednesday by the state corrections department.

2013/03/07

Merryhill Schools

School’s New Midtown Location Near Sex Offenders Concerns Parents

As three Sacramento elementary schools get ready to combine and move into to a new neighborhood, concerns arise over the more than two dozen registered sex offenders living nearby.

2013/02/28

A boy holds pumpkins during a Halloween

Sex Offenders Face Halloween Curfew

About 2,000 paroled California sex offenders have no permanent home partly because of a state law that bans them from living near schools or parks. This Halloween, however, many will spend the night together under supervision from authorities who want to make sure they have no contact with children out trick-or-treating.

2011/10/28

Child, Generic

Audit: Sex Offender Addresses Tied To Foster Homes

More than 1,000 addresses for foster homes run by the state Department of Social Services and California’s county agencies match addresses found in the state’s sex offender registries, according to a state auditor’s report released Thursday.

2011/10/27

Offender Sweep

Yolo County Sex Offender Sweep Leads To 13 Arrests

A two day police sweep targeting sex offenders in Yolo County leads to 13 arrests.

2011/07/21

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AP: California To Change How They Track Sex-Offenders

California corrections officials are about to change a core part of how the department monitors released sex offenders.

2011/05/26

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New California Parole Team Targets Sex Offenders

Michael Harden’s problems were just beginning when agents rolled up to his cluttered trailer to arrest him for letting the battery in his GPS ankle bracelet run low, making it difficult to track the movements of the paroled child molester.

2010/11/19

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