$4,960
Newly passed Proposition 83 bars released sex offenders from living near schools and parks. With few legal places to live in the state’s big cities, parolees are scrambling — and taxpayers are helping with the rent. In the Bay Area, the state pays $4,960 a month per offender. — Jenifer Warren
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