The Common Council is concerned about numerous occurrences where those who have been convicted of sex crimes against juveniles repeat the acts for which they had originally been convicted when they are released from custody. With evidence that the recidivism rate for released sex offenders of juveniles is alarmingly high, Ald. Witkowiak is the co-sponsor of an ordinance relating to community notification of those found guilty of the first, second or third degree sexual assault of a child.
The ordinance would direct the City Clerk to notify in writing residents within a 500-foot radius of a home where a sex offender of juveniles is living. The notice would include the offender's name, information sufficient to identify the offender, the offense and the agency supervising the offender.
You can learn more about the residency of sex offenders by visiting www.offender.doc.state.wi.us/public or call the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Sex Offenders Registry at (608) 240-5830 between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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