7/17/08: Great news from The Associated Press: "The House and Senate are signing off on a measure creating mandatory sentences for people who commit some sex crimes against children.Both chambers voted overwhelmingly today to approve the plan known as "Jessica's Law." The bill now heads to Gov. Mike Easley. (Contact Info)
Under the proposal, Judges would be required to give violators a minimum 25-year sentence for some child sex offenses, and offenders who are released would be monitored by satellite for life.
The plan also creates new crimes against someone who commits rape or other sexual offenses against a child.
The bill is named for Jessica Lunsford, a former North Carolina resident who was kidnapped, raped and buried alive by a convicted sex offender in Florida in 2005." More info to come...