THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION PREVIOUSLY SAID IT NOTIFIED 2,700 PAROLEES THAT THEY HAD 45 DAYS TO RELOCATE BECAUSE OF JESSICA'S LAW. BUT OFFICIALS NOW SAY NEARLY A THOUSAND OF THEM ARE EITHER MISSING, DEAD, BACK IN CUSTODY, HAVE COMPLETED THEIR PAROLE, OR AREN'T REALLY SEX OFFENDERS. THE NEW ACCOUNTING LEAVES 1,700 PAROLEES WHOM THE DEPARTMENT BELIEVES ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW. JESSICA'S LAW BARS SEX OFFENDERS FROM LIVING WITH 2,000 FEET OF A PARK OR SCHOOL. IT WAS PASSED OVERWHELMINGLY BY VOTERS IN NOVEMBER, 2006.
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