Sex Offender Placement in Washington:  A county in Washington state hopes that the governor will approve their proposal that would avoid concentrating the state's most violent sex offenders in one area.  Jordan Schrader of the News Tribune reports that the proposal responds to the placement of nine released detainees in Pierce County, although none of them come from or committed crimes there.  The proposal requires sex offenders be placed in the county where the crime was committed, unless proximity to their victim or lack of treatment services prevents it.

Supreme Court Reconsiders Career Criminal Law:  In Johnson v. United States, the Supreme Court is reconsidering the scope of the 1980s Armed Career Criminal Act which adds a 15-year prison term on armed career criminals.  A defendant argues that the law is unconstitutionally vague on what crimes warrant the additional penalty.  David G. Savage of the LA Times reports that the law cites burglary, arson, extortion, and the use of explosives as violent crimes, but Justices are divided about the law's phrasing of "conduct that presents a serious potential risk of physical injury to another."  

Gun Offender Registry Adopted in Cleveland:  Cleveland City Council passed legislation on Monday that would require gun offenders to register with the city's safety department within five days of moving into Cleveland or being released from prison.  Leila Atassi of the Northwest Ohio Media Group reports that other provisions in the legislation have replaced the city's current gun ordinances with language that better reflects state law, allowing police to charge offenders under the city code rather than state statute.  

More Preschool, Less Crime:  Illinois' top law enforcement officials believe preschool helps deter children from crime and have organized a group called Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Illinois to help support state funding for early childhood education.  Alicia Fabbre of the Chicago Tribune reports that a study revealed that students who didn't attend preschool were "five times more likely to be arrested for drug felonies and two times more likely to be arrested for violent crimes by the age of 27" than those who attended preschool.  The group is asking lawmakers to boost preschool funding by $50 million.

Gang Member Granted Amnesty Under DACA:  The Obama administration has admitted to granting executive amnesty to a known gang member charged with four counts of murder and now promises to work to assure that other gang members weren't approved for deferred status.  Caroline May of Beitbart reports that Emmanuel Jesus Rangel-Hernandez's approval for deferred status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program violated standard procedure and should not have been approved.  The Obama administration has approved over 866,638 DACA applications since March 20, and many fear that the US Citizenship and Immigration Services is not eliminating dangerous applicants from the DACA program.