He Spent an Extra Two Years in Prison Because He Could Not Find a Place Where He Was Legally Allowed To Live
New York's residence restrictions for sex offenders raise the question of how irrational a policy must be to fail "rational basis" review
7 March 2022
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New York's residence restrictions for sex offenders raise the question of how irrational a policy must be to fail "rational basis" review
7 March 2022
Since 2005, New York has prohibited people on "level three" of the state's sex offender registry from living within 1,000 feet of a school. In New York City, as the above map shows, those "buffer zones" cover nearly all residential areas. Because the state requires registrants to find legally compliant housing before they leave prison, these restrictions mean they may remain behind bars long after they are eligible for conditional release and even after they have completed their original sentences. That is what happened to Angel Ortiz, who in 2008 was accused of "sexually threatening a pizza delivery man during ...
He Spent an Extra Two Years in Prison Because He Could Not Find a Place Where He Was Legally Allowed To Live
Since 2005, New York has prohibited people on "level three" of the state's sex offender registry from living within 1,000...
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