Fixing Maine’s Sex Offender Registry
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The sex offender registry is a useful tool for making people aware of the offenders that live in their community.
It is a seriously flawed tool, however, and this year I have introduced legislation to correct the most serious of those flaws. The bill, entitled “An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Sex Offender Registry,” would make the registry better able to perform its intended mission to inform people about the type of risks posed by convicted sex offenders by providing more detail about the types of crime committed, and more clarity in the description of the offense.
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