MILWAUKEE (AP) — A federal appeals court is considering a challenge to a Wisconsin law requiring lifetime GPS monitoring for some convicted sex offenders. The state is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that the ankle bracelet requirement violates the constitutional rights of 72-year-old Michael Belleau, who spent 15 years in prison for child sexual assaults committed in the 1980s. He was then civilly committed to Sandridge Secure Treatment Center as a sexually violent person, and sued the state after his 2010 release. Belleau’s lawyers argue the GPS requirement amounts to retroactive punishment. Wisconsin Public Radio reports that the state argues it’s not a punishment but a regulation to monitor offenders’ movements. Assistant Attorney General Anthony Russomanno told appellate judges the lifetime requirement applies to a small subset of offenders and is meant to deter future crimes.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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