Audit Finds 1,769 Sex Offenders in Violation of Reporting Requirements, Nearly 1,000 Never Classified

Audit Finds 1,769 Sex Offenders in Violation of Reporting Requirements, Nearly 1,000 Never Classified

Bump calls for enhanced data sharing to improve sex offender oversight BOSTON — An audit released this week by State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump found that as of February 2017, the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB) did not have a current address for 1,769 convicted sex offenders, of which 936 had never been classified. The […]

Sex Offender Registry Board Reform Included in FY’14 Budget

Expansion Opens Information on Level 2 Offenders to the Public    Under current Massachusetts law, the public only has access to information on Level 3 sex offenders. Such limited resources inspired State Representative James Arciero (D-Westford) to sponsor legislation, endorsed by the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, geared to reforming the Commonwealth’s registry board. Arciero […]