Protracted Minnesota Sex Offender Program suit comes to end
A long-running class-action lawsuit over the constitutionality of Minnesota's civil commitment program for sex offenders effectively ended Thursday when a federal judge dismissed the remaining claims but stood by his earlier statements that some revelations during the six-week trial shock his conscience.
State struggles to find new homes for sex offenders
Thirty-six violent sex offenders who have completed treatment are still waiting in prison for Wisconsin officials to find them somewhere to live, an Associated Press review of state data reveals.
Appeals court: Minnesota sex offender program constitutional
Minnesota's program for keeping sex offenders confined after they complete their prison sentences is constitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, reversing a lower-court judge who said it violates offenders' rights because hardly anyone is ever released.
State’s sex offenders branded for life
Sean Erickson is a convicted sex offender who cannot escape his past.
Walker signs sex offender placement bill
Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that creates uniform restrictions on where violent sex offenders can live.
Senate passes residence restrictions for sex offenders
The Wisconsin Senate has passed a bill creating uniform restrictions on where violent sex offenders can live.
Lifetime GPS monitoring challenged in court
A federal appeals court is considering a challenge to a Wisconsin law requiring lifetime GPS monitoring for some convicted sex offenders.
Tribes work to create sex-offender registers
More than three-quarters of American Indian tribes that have the authority to develop sex-offender registries are well on their way to meeting the legal requirements meant to keep convicted criminals from hiding out on tribal lands, a new report shows.
Village of Allouez blocks sex offenders
A village in the Green Bay metropolitan area is making it harder for registered sex offenders to move into the community.
Sex offender registry now searchable by address
Wisconsin's sex offender registry is now searchable by address, state Department of Corrections officials said.
Green Bay to test Facebook for sex-offender alerts
The city of Green Bay will be testing whether Facebook postings are an effective way to notify residents if a registered sex offender is moving into their neighborhoods.
Walker signs sex offender notification bill
Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that requires registered sex offenders to notify school officials before they venture onto school grounds.
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