St. Mary's Law Journal
Abstract
Community notification of a sex offender’s presence may be violating the Eighth Amendment’s protection from Cruel and Unusual Punishment. Under Megan’s Law and other sex offender registration statutes, individuals that have completed a prison sentence for a sex crime may have to register as a sex offender. The information of the individual including his name, address, physical description, date of birth, social security number, employer, offense, and picture, is publicly disseminated. As an unintended consequence, individuals who have served their time may have to suffer additional punishment in the form of harassment, vigilantism, and violence.
Publisher
St. Mary's University School of Law
Recommended Citation
Alex B. Eyssen,
Does Community Notification for Sex Offenders Violate the Eighth Amendment's Prohibition against Cruel and Unusual Punishment - A Focus on Vigilantism Resulting from Megan's Law.,
33
St. Mary's L.J.
(2001).
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https://commons.stmarytx.edu/thestmaryslawjournal/vol33/iss1/3
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