Sex offenders having hard time finding places to live

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Advocates for sex offenders who need medical care say a state law that requires them to have a legal residence to go to before they’re released from prison is keeping them behind bars because they can’t find places to live.

Kentucky law says that 180 days before sex offenders are to be released from prison, they must provide in writing their planned residence during a five-year period of conditional release.

But offenders like Michael Blaine Wolfe, who needs medical care, are having a tough time finding places to stay.

Public defender Melanie Lowe told The Courier-Journal (http://cjky.it/1KUu8ni) that it is unfair to hold inmates after they’ve done their time solely because they can’t find nursing care at a legal address. Sex offenders cannot live within 1,000 feet of a school, day care center or publicly owned playground.

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Information from: The Courier-Journal, http://www.courier-journal.com

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