Tue., February 14, 2012 7:44am (EST)

Articles Tagged "sex offender registry"

  • Wed., June 1, 2011 2:00pm
    Schools, libraries and other public buildings in Savannah's Chatham County now have binders showing area sex offenders. Authorities delivered photos of more than 400 sex offenders to more than 100 public places. A new state law requires all sheriffs to have sex offender information in print -- not just online.
  • Mon., September 20, 2010 2:26pm
    A superior court judge has released an Augusta area woman from the state’s sex offender registry. It’s because of changes to Georgia’s tough sex offender law.
  • Sat., September 18, 2010 2:58pm
    Lawyers for Wendy Whitaker said Friday that a Superior Court judge has signed an order freeing Whitaker from registering with authorities as a sex offender.
  • Thu., August 12, 2010 2:07pm
    The state's independent auditing arm says, Georgia is spending a million-and-a-half dollars a year for an inefficient, outdated and error-prone sex offender registry. The audit says, the database is so bad, local sherrifs have to maintain their own, separate registries and the public has a hard time finding useful information about sex offenders online. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation maintains the registry.
  • Tue., June 8, 2010 3:20pm
    A bill changing Georgia’s controversial sex offender law was signed by Governor Sonny Perdue last month with little fanfare.
  • Tue., August 25, 2009 4:48pm
    Wendy Whitaker challenged sex offender residency laws after officials order