Pelland v. Rhode Island.

• Position: Law enforcement policy curtails right of sex offenders' interstate travel - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

PROBATION-CONDITIONS

Pelland v. Rhode Island, 317 F.Supp.2d 86 (D.R.I. 2004). A sex offender probationer challenged Rhode Island's enforcement of a policy that curtailed the right of sex offender probationers to travel interstate. The district court entered judgment for the state, finding that the probationer had no right to travel interstate, and the policy did not violate equal protection nor result in an Ex Post Facto violation. The court noted that the policy did not...