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Wisconsin Town Hears Evidence and Decides that Maybe Residency Restrictions Don't Work

By Corey Rayburnyung

A Green Bay, Wisconsin city official who questioned a proposed local residency law has apparently been heard by the city leaders in nearby Manitowoc.  Manitowoc officials are now looking for other ways to handle sex offender residency. From WBAY:The City of Manitowoc is going back to the drawing board to look for ways to handle sex offenders living in the community.Wednesday night, a panel of city leaders rejected a plan to limit where offenders can live.The Department of Corrections says a residency ordinance makes it more difficult to keep track of offenders and therefore monitor their behavior.Several local communities already restrict where sex offenders can live. Green Bay raised the bar two years ago by saying sex offenders cannot live within 2,000 feet of places kids hang out...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on February 19, 2009 (boomark / email).