Jessica's Law Enforcement Begins
When Prop 83, known as Jessica’s Law, was passed last year, I wondered how they would enforce it. The law, requiring that paroled sex offenders not reside within 2,000 feet of a park or school, does not apply to previously registered offenders. Enforcement has begun with officers knocking on doors and giving notice of 45 days to more or risk going back to prison. And in San Francisco, there’s isn’t too many places for a paroled sex offender to go…
From the SF Chronicle:
New law puts most of S.F. off-limits to sex parolees
Phillip Matier/Andrew RossFinding a new home won’t be easy for many of them, however. That’s especially true for those living in a big city such as San Francisco, where it’s nearly impossible to find a residence that isn’t within 2,000 feet of a school or park.
According to the big laminated map drawn up by the police sex crimes unit at the San Francisco Hall of Justice, only two places in the city seem to meet the new 2,000-foot stay-away rule: the area around AT&T Park, where condos are going for $500,000 and up, and a narrow strip along Ocean Beach.
By the time state agents were done knocking on doors Friday, 46 parolees in San Francisco had been notified they must find new living quarters.
