Are Sex Offender Registries Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
“And what is absolutely mind-blowing is that the SOR’s have been proven not to work, and they cost the taxpayers gobs of money (see reference ‘a’ above). But now that they’ve become institutionalized in the justice system, they’re a political football. Now we have lots of people whose livelihoods derive from the SOR’s, and an entire industry has built up around the maintenance and support of SOR’s (just like the prison system). To advocate sensible, logical approaches to the problem has become political suicide for the politicians and legislators.”
Read the full article by Phil Lcoke, Science and Technology Advisor, Ohio Innocence Project.
Posted by rbchatelle on Wednesday, December 30th, 2015 @ 10:04AM
Categories: Sex Offender Issues
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