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Senator to try to create public registry of those convicted

By "eAdvocate"

2-2-2011 South Carolina: Less than 11 years after pleading guilty to homicide by child abuse in the death of his 11-month-old daughter, Daron Duane Davis walked out of prison and into obscurity ? until last week. The Greer man had served all he was required of a 20-year minimum sentence under an old South Carolina law, which has since been tightened to require some offenders to serve more of their sentences. When Davis was released, he wasn?t on probation or supervised release. His name wasn?t listed on any public registry of people convicted in connection with the death of a child, the kind that flags the whereabouts of sex offenders. Last week, Davis, 42, was charged with a similar offense in the death of his five-month-old daughter. Questions by The Greenville News about what follow-up exists for those released back into society after child-death convictions revealed few safeguards...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on February 02, 2011 (boomark / email).