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Lee County Commissioners are close to approving a route for a major road project that will connect the east and west parts of the county. Tuesday night, they heard from Georgia Tech engineers who studiedMore >>
Lee County residents will soon have the chance to give their opinions on a major road project.More >>
Tuesday, April 22 2014 11:59 PM EDT2014-04-23 03:59:14 GMT
Albany city commissioners approve new rules for model airplanes. Following complaints from some people who live near Hilsman Park a citizen's advisory committee spent months studying the issue andMore >>
Albany city commissioners approve new rules for model airplanes. Following complaints from some people who live near Hilsman Park a citizen's advisory committee spent months studying the issue andMore >>
Tuesday, April 22 2014 11:56 PM EDT2014-04-23 03:56:54 GMT
Voters heard from more than a dozen political candidates at a forum Tuesday night hosted by the Albany Civil Rights Institute. People running in Dougherty County Commission, Dougherty County School BoardMore >>
Days before early voting opens, candidates for several races in Dougherty County get together to try earn voters' support.More >>
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Volunteers who made the 2014 Albany Marathon a success got some recognition tonight. Organizers held their first volunteer appreciation party at the Art Park. Volunteers were encouraged to wear their pinkMore >>
Volunteers who made the 2014 Albany Marathon a success got some recognition tonight. Organizers held their first volunteer appreciation party at the Art Park. Volunteers were encouraged to wear their pinkMore >>
Tuesday, April 22 2014 11:47 PM EDT2014-04-23 03:47:25 GMT
State Representative Carol Fullerton held a campaign rally at the Flint Riverquarium this evening. She says if she's re-elected she'll work to secure money for a fine arts center at Albany State and funding forMore >>
State Representative Carol Fullerton held a campaign rally at the Flint Riverquarium this evening. She says if she's re-elected she'll work to secure money for a fine arts center at Albany State and funding forMore >>
ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Georgia's new sex offender law could kick offenders out of church activities, and critics say that violates their freedom of religion.
This year the General Assembly reworked a tough sex offender law, after part of it was thrown out in court.
The law governs where all registered sex offenders can live and work.
One new portion also prohibits all offenders, not just those that may pose a danger to children, from doing any kind of volunteer work at any church.
"When you draft a statute that tries to have a one size fits all kind of thing, rather than having a judge craft conditions of probation on a case by case basis you end up with unintended consequences. Even when they're off probation they can't do the things you may want them to do to help the rehabilitation," said James N. Finkelstein, Attorney.
This week, five sex offenders filed a lawsuit.
They claim the law criminalizes fundamental religious activities for sex offenders, and bars them from doing something as harmless as singing in a church choir.
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