City Imposes Stricter Laws Against Sex Offenders

The City Council last night adopted a new ordinance that further restricts where sex offenders may reside and congregate within the City of ...

The City Council last night adopted a new ordinance that further restricts where sex offenders may reside and congregate within the City of Menifee.

City Attorney Karen Feld reported that the State of California will soon transfer tens of thousands of non-violent prisoners and parolees to counties all across the State, as a result of legislation signed by Governor Brown last Spring. The move comes as a result of severe overcrowding in state prisons, with a solution to transfer lower risk criminals to county systems.

Of those tens of thousands of prisoners and parolees, it's anticipated that 1,688 are sex offenders due to be transferred to Riverside County between October 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. And then, another 1,364 sex offenders will be arriving here in the twelve months following that.

Once these sex offenders are released from prison, they are required to register with the local police, and cannot reside at a location within 2,000 feet from places where children congregate, including parks and schools.

The state currently allows cities to enact more strict laws if they choose, and several nearby cities have already done so.

Last night, Menifee city council joined the ranks by further adding that sex offenders cannot be present within 500 feet of a "child safety zone". The new city ordinance broadens the restrictions to include any kind of physical presence, whereas the existing state law only addressed residency.

The City will create a map defining all the child safety zones.

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  1. Does anyone else foresee a problem with this? If anyone has ever seen the movie Escape from New York, this is what our country needs to do with all criminals. Find a large state or portion of a state and surround it completely with high walls and put every single person that is in jail into this one location. They must fend for themselves.

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  2. Although many might not think that this form of punishment would be cruel, it is definitely unusual.

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  3. It's unreal! How many of these criminals are going to be moving in near Gov Brown or any other state or federal politicians?

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  4. Its terrible and sad...in places where this has been done before, crime rose 57%..watch your kids and secure your homes..it may be a rough ride...

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  5. As a parent, I am very worried about this. Why do the politicians keep throwing these menaces to society back for us to deal with? How about keeping these evil things AWAY from ALL children and on some remote island like the lepers. I think the safety of children is really not considered since they can't legally vote yet. Keep your eyes open and your children safe!

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