In 2014, a South Carolina couple – Jeremy and Christine Moody—were sentenced to life in prison for murdering a man on the state’s sexual offender registry and his wife.

During the trial, Christine Moody said she had no regrets and that “killing that pedophile was the best day of my life,” according to CNN.

Her husband, sharing in the sentiment, said if he “had to do it over again, I’d kill more,” according to CNN.

Current post-release policies for sexual offenders are generally focused on public registries, community notification and residency restrictions. However, some states have proposed and enacted more punitive measures.

Alabama State Rep. Steve Hunt recently made headlines by introducing a bill that would require physical castration of certain sexual offenders.

Henry said the public registries have become a public hit list and do not provide the public with actual safety.

She said the current policies are too rigid and place offenders who are likely to not reoffend alongside high risk offenders who have committed crimes like kidnapping and rape.

Henry said the best way for parents to keep their children safe is to push for more prevention.

“The public safety has been derailed, because we’ve been trained and groomed to look at the registry,” she said. “... What I say is if you want your family to be safe, then you need to be engaged. You need to start a dialogue with your kids to talk about their own sexuality.”

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