latimes.com/Maura Dolan
The California Supreme Court upheld residency restrictions for sex offenders Monday, ruling
that thousands may be barred from living near schools and parks even if their sex crimes were
committed years before the restrictions became law. The state high court's 5-2 decision
permits California to continue enforcing residency restrictions on thousands of sex offenders who
were paroled after Proposition 83, known as "Jessica's Law," took effect in November 2006.
Four parolees challenged the residency rules, arguing that there was no place where they could live
and comply with the law in the cities to which they had been paroled. The law bans sex
offenders from living within 2,000 feet of schools or parks where children congregate.
(California)