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| No Address Required For Homeless Sex Offenders |
| By chicagotribune.com |
| Published: 11/19/2010 |
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MADISON, Wis. — Homeless sex offenders in Wisconsin don't have to provide the state with an address of where they intend to live when they exit prison because they don't have one, a state appeals court ruled Thursday. The 4th District Court of Appeals ruled in the case of William Dinkins Sr., who was convicted of violating the law that requires sex offenders to provide their place of residence at least 10 days before being released from prison. Dinkins, 58, was convicted of first degree sexual assault of a child in 1999 and sentenced to 10 years in prison. As his release date neared in 2008, he had no place to stay and therefore couldn't provide an address to comply with the sex offender registry law. The state argued that he could have given the address of the nearest place he planned to sleep, like a park bench. Read More. |
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