States Move on Sex Offender GPS Tracking

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —  Technology that helps the military align targets and motorists find their way is being tapped to track some sex offenders forever. Spurred by headlines of released sex offenders accused of murder, some states are mandating use of the Global Positioning System   for tracking. Many lawmakers see electronic monitoring as a natural evolution of statutes that already require sex offenders to register their addresses with authorities. At least four states — Florida, Missouri

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States Move on Sex Offender GPS Tracking