Michigan Supreme Court ruling removes 20,000 from registry
A Michigan Supreme Court ruling prompted state police to remove roughly 20,000 people from the state's public sex offender registry, down from about 43,000 listings. The court said changes the legislature made in 2011 cannot be applied retroactively, so many convictions from before 2011 no longer require listing. The ACLU praised the decision and argued the registry is overly punitive and undermines housing and employment. Local prosecutors criticized the broad removals for lacking individualized review and warned of public safety risks. The change immediately reduces public access to identity and location information for removed individuals.
Michigan removed about 20,000 people from its sex offender registry.
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The state supreme court ruled last week that a 2011 law change cannot be applied retroactively. Michigan State Police then removed about 20,000 people from the public registry. This could lead to legal or policy responses in the state.
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