29-10-2016 23:00 via krqe.com

Tracking violent ex-cons: Registries grow, but do they work?

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The slaying of an Ohio college student this summer is pushing state lawmakers to look at creating a public registry that tracks people convicted of violent crimes.
A review by The Associated Press finds at least seven states require some of their violent offenders to register after they’re out of prison. The lists are modeled after sex offender registries mandated by federal law.
The family of the University of Toledo student who went missing while bicycling began
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