McDonnell's 2006 Sex Offender Legislation: http://www.oag.state.va.us/PRESS_RELEASES/NewsArchive/0406_McDonnell_Sex_Offender_Legislation.html Campaign Promises Should Match Times, August 25, 2009: As attorney general, McDonnell was a member of the state's Crime Commission when it raised concerns about growing prison costs driven by new state laws establishing mandatory minimum sentences, particularly for drug crimes. Nevertheless, McDonnell is proposing to add to the 82 mandatory minimum sentences already on Virginia's books. McDonnell even borrows an idea from Democratic attorney general candidate Steve Shannon, who earlier this year filed a bill that would impose longer sentences on sex offenders who fail to register with the state. The bill, which carried an annual cost of nearly $600,000, failed to pass the legislature. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/08/campaign-promises-should-match-times
McDonnell (Virginia) Proposes Drug Courts, Lifetime Sex Offender Tracking, August 13, 2009: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/12/AR2009081202683.html (Bob McDonnell, Republican Gubernatorial Candidate is proposing Lifetime GPS Monitoring and Increasing the Penalty for Failure to Register. The penalty is already a Class 6 Felony, up to five years in prison even if your original charge was a Misdemeanor)
Attorney General Talks Driver Fees and More, August 16, 2007:
McDonnell said he is also working on a proposal that would allow state troopers to go into the homes of sex offenders and check their computers for alternate e-mail addresses and instant messenger names. http://www.oag.state.va.us/PRESS_RELEASES/NewsArchive/Coalfield.html
Making Time Fit the Crime for Predators, November 20, 2006:
Authorities are trying to toughen the penalties for crimes involving sexual exploitation of children. But some in the legal community wonder whether stricter punishments will solve the problem. http://www.roanoke.com/news/special/wb/92446
Virginia Unveils New Online Sex-Offender Registry, June 12, 2006:
Have you ever wondered if there's a sex-offender working in your office? Starting next month the work addresses of registered sex offenders will be included on the state's online registry. http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=5021414&nav=S6aK