Jessica's Law means sex offenders roam streets (because they can't live in their homes)

[Liberal_in_LA]

Taylor, who must wear a tracking device on his ankle at all times, is one of 2,300 registered sex offenders who are homeless in California because of Proposition 83, or Jessica's Law.

Earl Taylor, a 48-year-old registered sex offender, often sleeps in the back of his vehicle in Fairfield. He cannot live with his wife because their home is within 2,000 feet of a school.


Jessica's Law means sex offenders roam streets
Marisa Lagos, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau

Sunday, April 4, 2010



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On a recent Monday evening, two state parole agents drove through a tranquil Fairfield neighborhood, one of them checking a green triangle on the screen of an open laptop that pointed to a single-family home.

Agents Donovan Lewis and Ricardo Bautista knew from the signal that in this house they would find Earl Taylor, a 48-year-old registered sex offender with an ankle bracelet equipped with the Global Positioning System. Their check was routine and quick: The former Navy accountant and U.S. Postal Service supervisor, convicted of raping a teenage girl, sat quietly at the dining room table with his wife as the agents searched his home.

Not long after the agents left, Taylor left too. He drove a vehicle about a half a mile from his house, parked it on the street in an industrial area, crawled into the back and went to sleep, just as he does every night.

As a registered sex offender, Taylor cannot legally live at his home because it's near a school. He's one of 2,300 registered sex offenders in California who are homeless as a result of Proposition 83. The number has steadily increased since voters overwhelmingly passed the 2006 initiative.


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