Newsfront

March, 1988

Truth in labelingPortland, Oregon--Overcrowded prisons are having an effect on the kind of punishment judges are meting out to offenders. One Oregon judge, knowing that child molester Richard Bateman, who refused to participate in a rehabilitation program, would spend only a brief time in jail due to lack of space, ordered a short sentence and a five-year probation, with one stipulation--Bateman must post a sign at his residence and on any car he drives: Dangerous sex offender, no children allow...