DOJ planning national sex offender registry

As detailed in this Washington Post article, AG Alberto Gonzales has announced that the Justice Department is planning “a national registry of sex offenders that would allow Internet users to check all the state databases in a single search.”

Officials said the Web site is being created in response to complaints from victims’ rights groups and some lawmakers that dangerous sex predators were often evading detection by moving across state lines.

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, in a speech at the National Press Club announcing the initiative, said Justice would aim to have a working Web site linked to 20 states within 60 days. The remaining states would be added by fall, he said.

Responding to this news, TalkLeft in this post discusses and links to a lot of its  concerns about sex offender registries.