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Miami Forces Sex Offenders to Live Under the Bridge

By Jeralyn, Section Crime Policy
Posted on Wed May 20, 2009 at 07:32:38 PM EST
Tags: sex offenders (all tags)
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Via NPR:

What began a few years ago as a stopgap solution has become de facto public policy. For sex offenders with few resources who want to stay in Miami, there's just one option: an encampment of tents and shacks on the Julia Tuttle Causeway.

...State prison officials and probation officers are not happy about the situation under the bridge. They believe it is leading sex offenders to stop registering with the state and go underground.

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    So! (none / 0) (#1)
    by maddog on Wed May 20, 2009 at 08:42:41 PM EST


    Here is lengthy article (none / 0) (#2)
    by CoralGables on Wed May 20, 2009 at 11:37:34 PM EST
    from about a year and a half ago on this situation. Currently the ACLU has taken an interesting approach. They have taken the stance that the bridge residents have a legal right to be there undercutting the City of Miami Police Department that at one time attempted to evict them.

    Miami New Times

    ACLU

    Let's try that again (none / 0) (#3)
    by CoralGables on Wed May 20, 2009 at 11:46:42 PM EST
    Miami New Times

    Parent
    Just read the article (none / 0) (#6)
    by sj on Thu May 21, 2009 at 10:18:11 AM EST
    I'm thinking that our society is clinically psychotic.

    Parent
    I heard part of that show (none / 0) (#4)
    by sj on Thu May 21, 2009 at 09:55:41 AM EST
    I was astounded that government officials are actually taking people there.

    When you factor in how easy it is to become a "sex offender", it's all truly frightening.

    Thinking this over... (none / 0) (#5)
    by kdog on Thu May 21, 2009 at 10:09:24 AM EST
    I'd think I'd rather live under a bridge than register and be told "can't live here, can't live there, forget about a job."

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    Actually, in this case (none / 0) (#7)
    by sj on Thu May 21, 2009 at 10:22:16 AM EST
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