megan's law

People wrongfully convicted of crimes could be compensated even if they pleaded guilty, under a bill that also covers people wrongfully on Megan's Law lists.

On May 17th, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed Megan’s Law, which required community notification when a sex offender moved into to a neighborhood.

Dead kids usually make for emotional, broad brush laws that do more harm than good.

The 1994 murder of a 7-year-old New Jersey girl by a repeat sex offender that prompted Megan’s Law has now gone international.

According to police, Miguel Flores, a registered sex offender, was allegedly seen standing near a tree masturbating in an Allentown park.

Authorities say Milne hit a girl over the head with a piece of lumber, dragged her through the woods and tossed her into a stream, where she drowned.

A proposed ban on sex offenders' use of social media was scaled back, and legislators are being urged to take a broader look at New Jersey's sex offender laws.

Sex offenders in New Jersey are allowed to work with children as long as they're part of a church group, an appellate judge decided this week.

Halloween time is, sadly, also a time for parents to brush up on how many registered sex offenders there may be in their immediate area, and exactly where. But are you getting all the information you need?

Dennis Malloy and Bill Spadea share their thoughts on whether or not sex offenders should have their whereabouts publicized to protect others.