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b'In New York City, there are hundreds of men and women on the sex offender registry who are subject to the Sexual Assault Reform Act (SARA) residency restriction, which prevents them from living within 1,000 feet of a school. This little-known restriction has created enormous constitutional problems. Because our densely-populated city contains virtually no residences that comply with this restriction, prisons are holding these people past the length of their prison sentences if there is no SARA-compliant housing available \\u2013 a time period that usually extends longer than a year. This event on September 11, 2018 addressed the history and policy behind the residency restriction, the impact of SARA on people who have committed sex offenses, and the legal challenges being made on behalf of people affected by SARA.\\n\\nPanelists:\\nMichael Burke, Hodges Walsh Messemer & Burke, LLP\\nBill Dobbs, Publisher, Dobbs Wire, newsletter about sex offense law and policy; Advisor, Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center at Mitchell Hamline Law School\\nEmily Horowitz, Professor and Chairperson, St. Francis College, Sociology and Criminal Justice Department\\nSusannah Karlin, Licensed Social Worker, Center for Appellate Litigation\\nRobert Newman, Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Practice, Special Litigation Unit\\nGreg Williams, The Fortune Society\\n\\nModerator:\\nCamilla Hsu, Appellate Counsel, Center for Appellate Litigation\\n\\nSponsoring Association Committee:\\nCriminal Justice Operations Committee, Sarah J. Berger, Chair\\n\\nCo-Sponsoring Organization:\\nNew York Sex Offense Working Group'