a) it won't pass current S.C. constitutional standards
b) wouldn't life w/o parole on first offence be more effective (and constitutional)?
Jessica's Law provides for a mandatory minimum 25-year sentence for first-time sex offenders with a victim under 14.
I know it's on the books in Florida, where Jessica Lunsford was murdered by John Couey, who was a registered sex offender who hadn't given his new address to LE. Not sure how many other states have signed on since I last checked.