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Ferdinand Cuevas-Heredia, 44, solicited help from other inmates at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility to hire a hit man to kill the girls and woman
The inmate was able to leave the booking area unsupervised and rape the female inmate who was handcuffed to a bar attached to a wall while awaiting release
James Theodore Highhouse forced inmates seeking his spiritual guidance at Calif. prison to have sex with him
Many are living in motels, and motel owners aren’t required to notify renters about their presence
He agrees to pay $1.4 million in restitution to 14 minor victims, who will each receive $100,000
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said no decisions were made during the three-hour conference with Judge Donovan Frank
A new evaluation system to periodically review offenders, combined with building less-restrictive facilities for lower-risk inmates with medical needs — together could cost $20 million or more a year
26 men are facing charges after a two-month sting operation that investigated Internet crimes against children
Lawmakers have approved a package of bills to comprehensively address the way hospitals, authorities and public colleges investigate sexual assault and treat the victims of it
The change is effective immediately and will affect 11 sex offenders
The sex offenders have been compliant with their probation, and the DOC is trying to find new housing
Housing problem leads state to new ‘home plans’
Sex offenders were found to be living less than 1,000 feet from a daycare, but the daycare moved in after the sex offenders
“I don’t want child molesters that close,” he said. “There are a lot of kids here.”
Texas agency is scrambling to relocate more than 100 sex offenders after two companies backed out of a contract to provide post-prison housing
The justices said the state’s highest court must reconsider whether North Carolina violated Torrey Dale Grady’s constitutional rights when it ordered him to wear the ankle bracelet beginning in 2013
California officials announced a significant softening of the law, saying they will no longer impose the blanket restrictions voters approved
The daycare moved in after the sex offenders were already living nearby, making a complicated situation
Melissa Salsbury had been sentenced to nearly a year in jailfor her role in forcing underage girls to work as prostitutes
Ruling effectively struck down more than 130 local laws across the state, many of which went further than state law by imposing such restrictions on offenders for the rest of their lives
Officials will examine placement, provide more information and hold meetings with town leaders
A Wise County sheriff’s deputy stands accused of forcing sex offenders to take nude photos while registering for the state’s sex offender database
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department is finding social media to be another tool they can use in the search for missing sex offenders
Wording almost allowed convicted sex offender Anthony Samora off when he raped a teenager for the second time
A former paramedic who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman in an ambulance in Connecticut has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison