California Reform Sex Offender Laws
Attorney based in Santa Maria and president of California Reform Sex Offender Laws, an organization "dedicated to restoring civil rights for those accused and/or convicted of sex crimes"
PROFILE
Janice Bellucci
Guest
FROM Janice Bellucci
Which Way, L.A.?
Jessica's Law and the Civil Rights of Sex Offenders Jessica's Law passed nine years ago with 70% of the vote. The goal was to protect future victims from repeat sex offenders. But the State Supreme Court and Attorney General Kamala Harris have ruled that applying it to all convicts across the board is unconstitutional. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says that a case-by-case approach is not only more humane — it's a better way to accomplish the goal of Jessica's Law.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
New Sex Offender Laws The state is relaxing the restrictions on where registered sex offenders can live. A nine-year-old ballot measure bans ALL sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a park or school. But yesterday, California’s corrections department said it’s going to stop enforcing that law, except for people considered “high-risk” or who have committed crimes against children.
Which Way, L.A.?
Sex Offenders: State Law and Local Ordinances Just two percent of sex offenders commit more than one crime, according to the State Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. But state law , passed by the voters, requires that they register publicly and sets residential restrictions for the rest of their lives. Four cities in Orange County have recently been sued for ordinances going beyond state law. We hear from attorneys and a registered sex offender.
Recommended
To the Point
Ex-FBI Director Comey tells his side of the story Today, former FBI Director James Comey came close to calling the President who fired him a liar. The White House denied the claim and called it insulting, but Republican Senators did not challenge Comey’s truthfulness. Many questions remain: did the President try to obstruct a federal investigation? Later, we’ll go behind the “velvet rope” for a look at 5-Star health care for the richest Americans.
To the Point
Trump plays scolder-in-chief with NATO allies At the opening of NATO’s dramatic new headquarters in Brussels today, President Trump acknowledged that Article 5 — promising that “an attack on one nation is an attack on all” -- has only been invoked one time: in the aftermath of September 11. But the President failed to provide what 27 other Alliance members have been waiting for: a re-commitment by America’s new leader to Article 5. Instead, they got a scolding.
To the Point
White House budget proposal slashes and burns President Trump's first budget request is considered dead on arrival in Congress — a familiar development in Capitol Hill. We hear what it reveals about the priorities of the new administration. What's likely to die… and what might survive?
To the Point
Replacing Obamacare: Now you see it… now you don’t As the Senate deliberates replacing Obmacare, health coverage for millions of people is at stake. There've been no public hearings, and a draft measure won't be made public. Is the House version so unpopular that that Senate is hiding a version that looks much the same?