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Thursday, June 07, 2007
Ind. Law - A twist on: Do the changes to the sex offender law mean longtime homeowners must move? [Update]
Following up on ILB coverage of Lafayette Journal & Courier reports on the effects of the sex offender law, Dionne Waugh has a story today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette that begins:
Indiana taxpayers are apparently paying for at least six sex offenders to live in two Allen County motels indefinitely after they were forced to move out of the Fort Wayne Rescue Mission.[Update 6/8/07] A story today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette begins:When legislators declared the Rivergreenway a park last year, it meant most convicted sex offenders could not live within 1,000 feet of it, in accordance with state law. The Rescue Mission is within 1,000 feet of a stretch of the greenway.
Law enforcement did not start enforcing that law until last week, however, and the sex offenders on probation or parole were forced to leave the shelter Friday.
According to two of those offenders and the Rescue Mission, the state is paying for the offenders’ accommodations for an undetermined period.
The Indiana Department of Correction said Thursday it has denied – for now – a request to pay for five sex offenders to live in a Fort Wayne motel for a month.The state parole director said the request was denied in part because it was missing a form signed by the sex offenders agreeing to repay the state for their lodging when they find new housing and obtain a job.
“At this point, we have not approved any request for assistance for Fort Wayne or Allen County yet,” said Kenneth Whipker, director of parole, in Indianapolis. “The parole agent is by no means in a position to reach any type of agreement with an establishment. That has to come from the (Indianapolis) parole office.”
The request can be resubmitted, however.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on June 7, 2007 08:47 AM
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