Registries don’t do anything but provide the illusion of safety. People think that these things make them safer, but all they really do is persecute the people who are trying to get their lives back together. We should take all of the money the state wastes on these stupid registries and employees to manage the upkeep, and invest it in programs that will help rehabilitate criminals so that they won’t commit further crime. It’s a lot better solution than the “Scarlet Letter” approach we use now.