U.S. Marshals, D.O.C. and Sauk County Sheriff Conduct Sex Offender Compliance Check

NEWS RELEASE
May 22, 2012

U.S. MARSHALS, D.O.C., AND SAUK COUNTY SHERIFF CONDUCT SEX OFFENDER COMPLIANCE CHECK

Sauk County, Wis. – The US Marshals along with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Sex Offender Registry Program and Sauk County Sheriff’s Department conducted a residence verification operation for registered sex offenders. On May 14th to May 16th deputies checked the addresses of 77 registered sex offenders in Sauk County. At least 3 were found to be non-compliant. The Sex Offender Registry Program Specialist will investigate and make recommendations to the district attorney.  Sheriff Meister states, "The residence verification operation was a success and the Sheriff's Department will continue to conduct verifications like this in the future.  We look forward to continuing this partnership with the US Marshals and DOC."

This initiative is part of the working relationship between the US Marshals Sex Offender Investigations Branch and the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Sex Offender Registration Program which monitors all 22,055 Wisconsin Sex Offenders. The Wisconsin Department of Corrections maintains a database for the general public at http://offender.doc.state.wi.us/public/.