UPDATE: Suffolk County Legislature Unanimously Approves New Homeless Sex Offender Housing Plan UPDATE: Suffolk County Legislature Unanimously Approves New Homeless Sex Offender Housing Plan - 27 East

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UPDATE: Suffolk County Legislature Unanimously Approves New Homeless Sex Offender Housing Plan

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author on Jan 31, 2013
UPDATE: Tuesday, 8 p.m. The Suffolk County Legislature unanimously approved a bill Tuesday evening that supporters say will create the strongest sex offender monitoring program in the nation and will... more

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