Sex registries are in the news again thanks to a couple of high-profile child sex abuse cases. (Think multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein and singer R. Kelly) Keeping track of ex-cons who have sexually preyed on others sounds like a good idea. But do these registries of convicted sex criminals really help keep us safe?
Under a 2006 federal law each state, the District of Columbia, Native American tribes and U.S. territories were required to set up a tracking system for newly released sex offenders. [Read more…]