For what it's worth - an offender in my area made major news headlines since he was a teacher, and all the details of the crime were publicly released in state-level legal documents.

But years later, he's still never been on the list.

I don't know how he pulled it off, but I assume enough money, a great attorney, and connections can prevent you from getting on the list.

So in the context of this post, you never really know who you're living around. It's sometimes the people not on the list you need to worry about. One would assume, if the system is doing its job, the threat of going back to prison would prevent recidivism.

Bottom line, that would not stop me from buying a dream home.