Life on the RegistryAlthough they are out of prison, they cannot be considered free. They are incapable of making their own decisions: where they can work, where they can live and how they can live their lives is all under the control of the government. These people look like everyone else, but beneath the mask is a title they can't shake. These people are sex offenders. A sex offender is defined as any person who has committed a sex crime. These crimes range from serious offenses, such as rape, to minor offenses, such as urinating in public or having consensual sex with minors. All sex offenders are placed on the register and must follow a careful protocol. Registered sex offenders are paired with a community corrections officer (CCO) who supervises and supervises the offender's actions. There are many restrictions placed on the offender, and while laws may vary from state to state, there are some basic restrictions that apply to every offender. Some of these restrictions include: a sex offender cannot travel without permission and approval from their ACO, they can only live and work in certain areas, they cannot possess firearms, their personal computers are monitored and controlled by their ACO (many websites are blocked, including pornographic content), they are not allowed to take or consume any psychotropic substances such as drugs or even alcohol, and they are required to benefit from regular advice (“Rules”). There are currently 747,408 registered sex offenders in the United States. Some states like Delaware and Oregon have a higher concentration of sex offenders (500 per 100,000), while Pennsylvania has the lowest concentration of sex offenders (94 per 100,000) ("Sex Offender Statistics" ). Due to inefficiencies...... middle of paper ...... discrimination against sex offenders. If people took the time to listen to their stories and understand what happened, they would see that a vast majority of registered sex offenders are far from dangerous. The government should also implement a ranking system to rank sex crimes from most serious to least harmful, so people can tell the difference between those who are bad and those who just made a bad decision. The government created this registry with good intentions. but it backfired and only created more victims and more discrimination in general, and that is why it should be abolished. Citizens on the sex offender registry have already been punished for their crimes and faced the consequences of their actions, there is no reason for them to continue to be punished for the rest of their lives..