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In December 2007, New Times broke the story on sex offenders being relegated to live under the Julia Tuttle Causeway. Miami-Dade officials responded by evicting them, yet the number of homeless sex offenders continues to increase.

Stories found

Feature
Sex Offenders Set Up Camp
The Julia Tuttle becomes a colony. Politicians pass the buck.

By: Isaiah Thompson -

Published: December 13, 2007
Slideshow
Sex Offenders Set Up Camp
Images from the colony of sex offenders and other homeless making camp under the Julia Tuttle.

By: Jacek Gancarz -

Published: December 13, 2007
Riptide
Sex Offenders Under Bridge Get Website
The people under the bridge created their own website in order to let others know of their situation.

By: Isaiah Thompson -

Published: January 09, 2008
Metro
Homeless Sex Offenders Face Eviction
State officials scrap under-the-bridge policy.

By: Isaiah Thompson -

Published: February 07, 2008
Metro
Swept Under the Bridge
Sex offenders are ordered to sleep near a center for abused kids.

By: Isaiah Thompson -

Published: March 08, 2008
Riptide
The Misfits Keep on Coming
Three newcomers have made the space under the Julia Tuttle their home after Miami-Dade Corrections evicted the people already there.

By: Isaiah Thompson -

Published: March 13, 2008
Riptide 2.0
Sex Offenders Say There's No More Room Under The Bridge

By: Natalie O'Neill -

Published: January 30, 2009
Riptide 2.0
ACLU Stands Up For Banished Sex Offenders

By: Natalie O'Neill -

Published: February 03, 2009
Riptide
Perversion and Justice
Will the state help with the growing sex offender colony under the Julia Tuttle Causeway?

By: Natalie O'Neill -

Published: February 19, 2009
Riptide 2.0
Julia Tuttle Sex Offender Charged in New Sexual Battery Case

By: Natalie O'Neill -

Published: March 05, 2009

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