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March 30, 2006
Legislative committee backs GPS tracking of some sex offenders
From DuluthNewsTribune.com in Madison, WI.
This disturbs me for a number of reasons.
The state would use Global Positioning Systems to track some sex offenders for life under a bill approved Thursday by the Legislature's budget committee.State officials estimate it would cost more than $10,000 per year to track each offender.
"There are no bigger sleazebags than these types of child molesters," said Rep. Dean Kaufert, R-Neenah, co-chairman of the committee. "When they know they're being tracked, their behavior is going to change."
Under the bill, someone convicted of the most violent sex assaults on children would wear an electronic bracelet and watch-like transmitter.
The equipment would alert law enforcement officials every 10 minutes whether the offender travels into forbidden areas like schools.
Posted by joeyelisa at March 30, 2006 11:57 PM