Homeless sex offenders told to live under bridge

Sunrise over the Julia Tuttle Causeway is widely considered a beautiful sight. But for the drivers crossing the Interstate 195 connector between Miami and Miami Beach, chances are they don't know who lurks beneath. On this twilight, a state probation officer is checking -- as he does everyday -- to make sure three convicted sexual offenders are where they're supposed to be from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. the next day. They are -- tightly tucked under the girders below the noise of the traffic. Angel Sanchez is the only one who would speak to Local 10 about why he and the others, who have completed their sentences and are on probation, live under the bridge. "I didn't have an address," Sanchez said in his native Spanish language. "Since I didn't have an address, they sent me here to live under the bridge. ... This is an injustice. This is punishment." [...]

Homeless shelters won't take them because of their status. If they could afford a place of their own, they would not be allowed to live anywhere near schools, parks or day-care centers.

source: Article 'Homeless Sex Offenders Told To Live Under Bridge'; www.local10.com/news/11346356/detail.html; Local10.com; 23 March 2007