Frank Answers Suder Criticism Of GPS Proposal
Corrections Secretary Frank said that GPS is only one part of the continuum for tracking sex offenders. He said the department's plan ties the tracking with home visits and other measures by probation and parole agents. Problems arise after an offender has completed their probation term and the home visits cease, Frank said.
He said the department is committed to the tracking program, but welcomes the discretion allowed to the department to determine the level of tracking. "I'm confident putting that discretion in the hands of our agents," he said. "We make those judgments every day as to how to supervise an offender."
Frank said Wisconsin is on the cutting edge of GPS tracking, and while they can learn from other states' policies, "in some places they're still searching for the right way to do it."
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