Sex offender bills becoming law

As detailed in this USAToday story, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act is all set to become federal law tomorrow.  This local story explains that the Act is “designed to track sex offenders nationwide and toughen penalties against those who prowl the Internet to find young victims.”  I discussed more features of this law in this recent post, but I am still looking for a thoughtful and balanced summary of its key sentencing provisions.

On the state front, this article notes that Delaware’s governor “today signed a law that will mandate prison terms of 25 years to life for people convicted of a felony sex offense against a child under the age of 14.  It will also impose the same sentence on people convicted of a second felony sex offense against older teens.”