But a lot of people can't." Marcus Martin admits he made mistakes, but he says his time in prison actually made him a better citizen.

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Well what we've achieved so far and the core - I'll come on to the core in a second - but what we've achieved so far is that sex offenders, once they're released from prison, must sign on to the sex offenders' register within 72 hours, if they don't they face prison sentences of up to five years, instead of six months.

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He wasn't sent to prison because he was a minor, she said.

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But he hasn't used his prison time to obtain a GED, which is an alternative high school diploma, according to Robles and Peck.

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