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Miracle Village, safe haven for sex offenders

New Delhi: In Florida, released sex offenders face harsh restrictions on where they can live.  One man's answer was Miracle Village, a ‘leper colony' that now houses more than 100 former prisoners. Miracle Village lies

India TV News Desk Updated on: March 24, 2014 7:17 IST


Florida is considered the sunshine state and home to more than 55,000 sexual offenders.

Cities and counties have extended those restrictions up to 2,500 feet - about half a mile. And in some places swimming pools, bus stops and libraries are out of bounds too. The effect has been to push sex offenders out of densely populated areas.

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