Tag archive: Megan

Following lightly in the steps of New Jersey, which banned Internet access for sex offenders almost completely in December, New York state is considering legislation that would block certain sex offenders from using social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. The bill, backed by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, was proposed on Tuesday. According to The New York Times, the law would only ban the highest level of sex… Read More

Legislators in New Jersey have stepped up their state’s existing sanctions against convicted sex offenders with a new stipulation for some: restricted access to the Internet. According to the New York Times, a new bill enacted on Thursday will prevent certain paroled sex offenders from accessing the Internet for anything but work. The law will apply to those offenders who used the Internet to help commit their original crimes, and… Read More