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WA - State Expanding Sex Offender GPS Tracking

View the article hereJust a waste of tax payers money. If someone needs to be monitored 24/7, then why are they out on the streets in the first place? This is nothing but feel good BS that wastes tons of money for nothing.06/10/2008KENNEWICK - For the first time, the Washington State Department of Corrections is releasing how many Tri-City sex offenders are enrolled in the state's new GPS tracking program along with plans to expand the new program.That tracking is aimed at some of the state's most dangerous sex offenders, and Tuesday we learned four of them are being tracked here in the Tri-Cities.It's the first time the Department of Corrections has released information on offenders in specific areas.Those offenders are wearing those bracelets so the state knows where they are at all times and can confirm that they're abiding by their release terms and finding jobs and staying out of certain situations that could make them more likely to reoffend...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on June 10, 2008 (boomark / email).