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Big Brother technocorrections to help Ohio keep track of sex offenders

By Douglas A. Berman

Somewhere George Orwell must be smiling as he reads about the latest technocorrections development in this Ohio editorial headlined "Tracking sex offenders."  Here are the details: Ohio is moving proactively to keep better track of registered sex offenders. With the help of a federal grant, the state is launching an automated system that should save time and money for local sheriff's departments. The system, called Active Contact, automatically calls offenders to remind them to renew contact with Ohio's electronic Sex Offender Registration and Notification program. The system regularly updates the registry and verifies the accuracy of its data. Discrepancies or a disconnected phone number would alert authorities that an offender may have tried to relocate secretly...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on October 07, 2010 (boomark / email).