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Electronic monitoring. After the deaths this year of Jessica Lunsford and 13-year-old Sarah Lunde, who also allegedly was molested and killed by a convicted rapist, Florida approved a bill requiring the worst offenders to wear satellite-tracking devices for the rest of their lives.

In August alone, Alabama and New Jersey passed laws requiring extensive satellite tracking of high-risk sex offenders. At least three other states -- Missouri, Ohio and Oklahoma -- approved electronic monitoring this year, and North Dakota, Georgia and New York are considering similar measures.

Last week, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed lifetime satellite-tracking devices for paroled molesters. His proposal faces an uncertain future. The state Legislature's annual session ends early next month. Questions have been raised about the program's cost.

Beginning this month in Iowa, more than 500 convicted sex offenders will be required to wear electronic-monitoring ankle bands. The law was in response to the March abduction and slaying of 10-year-old Jetseta Gage. James Bentley, who once dated her mother, is charged with sexually molesting her over a three-year period. His older brother Roger is charged with kidnapping and killing her.

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Longer prison sentences. ... The number of inmates convicted of sex crimes is rising more quickly than that for all other crimes except drugs ...

1 posted on 08/25/2005 12:32:53 PM PDT by newgeezer
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To: newgeezer
Of the 551,000 sex offenders registered in the USA, about 100,000 are missing or have failed to give a current address,

Why are we even letting these demons out of prison?

2 posted on 08/25/2005 12:38:52 PM PDT by frogjerk
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To: newgeezer

A dramatic drop in sex crimes since Clinton has been out of office. One of those things that makes you go hmmmmmm....


3 posted on 08/25/2005 12:50:41 PM PDT by RightWingAtheist (Creationism is not conservative!)
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Then why are there all of these news stories lately about teachers and underage students.


4 posted on 08/25/2005 12:50:43 PM PDT by JimWforBush (Alcohol - For the best times you'll never remember)
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