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  • Oregon State considers Polk County plan on sex offender housing

    07/22/2005 8:16:55 PM PDT · by Former Military Chick · 25 replies · 714+ views
    Associated Press ^ | 07/22/2005 | Associated Press
    Homeless sex offenders in Polk County would serve out probation in county jail after their release from prison, under a plan before state corrections officials. The proposal from the county comes after a long dispute over what to do with the area's homeless sex offenders who are out on parole, including a rejected offer by Yamhill County District Attorney John Fisher to house them in his residence. Fisher's neighbors rallied against that idea, and county planners went back to the drawing board. Marty Silbernagel, director of Polk County Community Corrections, said transferring homeless sex offenders to the county jail 90...