US: Raised on the Sex Offender Registry

(Washington, DC, May 1, 2013) -- Harsh public registration laws often punish youth sex offenders for life and do little to protect public safety, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. A web of federal and state laws apply to people under 18 who have committed any of a wide range of sex offenses, from the very serious, like rape, to the relatively innocuous, such as public nudity. For more information: http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/01/us...