Some wear GPS devices that are constantly monitored by police. Others have fled their homes; repudiated by the local community for being a registered sex offender. And all of them - from those charged with possessing child pornography to ones caught having sex with a minor and molestation - are there to 'repent their sins'. Welcome to Miracle Village, a tiny church town spanning about 20 acres on the edge of Everglades in south Florida, which was established in 2009 as a spiritual safe haven for sex offenders and their families. With a population of about 200, it is believed to be the largest sex offender community in the United States.
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Miracle Village, just outside Everglades in south Florida, was established in 2009 by the late evangelical pastor Dick Witherow
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Borne out of religion, it is place where registered sex offenders can live without judgement and repent their sins
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Many offenders find it near impossible to find housing in Florida, where they are not permitted to come within 1,000 feet of children
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Brooklyn-based photographer Noah Rabinowitz spent three days in the village capturing the people who live there
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Rabinowitz says he was more interested in capturing a self-governed society, rather than what had brought them together
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