Sex Offender

News September 24, 2017

What To Do With Violent Sex Offenders

The Supreme Court considers whether “civil commitment” is just prison by another name.

By Maurice Chammah

ViewFinder September 17, 2017

Shawna: A Life on the Sex Offender Registry

A young mother struggles with life on the sex offender registry.

David Feige

Case in Point February 20, 2017

The Man Arrested for Praising Jesus

Lester Packingham’s Facebook post is headed for the Supreme Court

By Andrew Cohen

Q&A January 22, 2017

The Return of ‘To Catch a Predator’

Talking to Chris Hansen as he revives his trademark stings.

By Maurice Chammah

News October 5, 2016

Making the Case Against Banishing Sex Offenders

Legislators won’t touch the subject, but courts are proving more sympathetic.

By Maurice Chammah

Case in Point August 29, 2016

The Accuser’s Mom Called Her a ‘Pathological Liar.’ Nobody Told the Defense.

So George Gage sits in prison. And guess what happened to the prosecutor.

By Andrew Cohen

News May 24, 2016

For Some Prisoners, Finishing Their Sentences Doesn’t Mean They Get Out

The special problem of being a sex offender.

By Christie Thompson

Life Inside February 18, 2016

I Married a Sex Offender

Life, restricted.

By gretchen as told to Beth Schwartzapfel

News February 9, 2016

Congress Acts to Mark Passports of Sex Offenders

Target of legislation is sex-traffickers; critics call it a ‘scarlet letter.’

By Beth Schwartzapfel

Feature January 27, 2016

Why Some Young Sex Offenders Are Held Indefinitely

Jhon Sanchez already served his time for a series of sex offenses he committed when he was 13. But he’s not free yet. Inside the world of civil commitment.

By George Steptoe and Antoine Goldet

News November 11, 2015

What’s In a Date?

For registered sex offenders in California, quite a lot.

By Anat Rubin

News October 28, 2015

Is Halloween Really More Dangerous for Kids?

A lack of evidence doesn’t stop cities from rounding up sexual offenders on the holiday.

By Anat Rubin

News August 7, 2015

No Pets for Pariahs

Postscript on the travails of a teenage sex offender.

By Maura Ewing

Feature July 9, 2015

The Sex-Offender Test

Can the Abel Assessment tell if you're a potential child-molester?

By Maurice Chammah

News June 17, 2015

‘A System That Is Clearly Broken’

A Minnesota sex-offender program is under fire. How long can the state hold people for crimes they have not yet committed?

By Beth Schwartzapfel

News March 11, 2015

Barred from Church

Sex-offender laws are raising questions about the right to worship.

By Maurice Chammah

The Frame January 26, 2015

Welcome to Miracle Village

Photographer Sofia Valiente captures the lives of a community of sex offenders.

Photographs by Sofia Valiente