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Sex offender registration isn’t punishment, judge rules

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//September 6, 2016//

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Sex offender registration isn’t punishment, judge rules

Sex offender registration isn’t punishment, judge rules

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//September 6, 2016//

Arizona’s laws to lock up sex offenders for failing to register after they’ve completed their sentence are valid because they’re not meant to punish, a federal appeals court ruled Friday....

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