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Supreme Court Says Feds Can Detain Sex Offenders Indefinitely: Why That's Dangerous

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. May 20, 2010.

The U.S. government can now keep prisoners in custody who have not necessarily been convicted of a crime, based on suspicions of "future dangerousness."

Sex Workers in New Orleans Are Being Labeled Sex Offenders

Jordan Flaherty, ColorLines. January 25, 2010.

New Orleans police are using a state law written in 1805 for child molesters to charge hundreds of sex workers as sex offenders.

Tracking Sex Offenders on Your Phone: Smart or Paranoid?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. September 24, 2009.

A hot new iPhone App uses GPS technology to track registered sex offenders everywhere. Are they keeping you safe, or profiting off paranoia?

How Do We Pass Rational Sex-Offender Laws With Psychos Like Phillip Garrido on the Loose?

How Do We Pass Rational Sex-Offender Laws With Psychos Like Phillip Garrido on the Loose?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. September 4, 2009.

With apparent psychos like Garrido wreaking havoc, it's hard for society to be reasonable about the thousands of people have been wrongly swept up by excessive sex offender laws.

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