AM 1240 WJON » sex offenders http://wjon.com Thu, 23 May 2013 03:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Minnesota Bill Doubles Prison Time For Some Sex Crimes http://wjon.com/minnesota-bill-doubles-prison-time-for-some-sex-crimes/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-bill-doubles-prison-time-for-some-sex-crimes/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:23:11 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=10012 A proposal to more than double prison sentences for the most serious sex crimes gets its first legislative hearing Tuesday. The House public safety committee considers legislation that would raise the recommended sentence for first-degree sex offenses from 12 years to 25 years.

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]]> http://wjon.com/report-mn-sex-offender-program-needs-space/feed/ 0 Morrison County Conducts Sex Offender Compliance Checks http://wjon.com/morrison-county-conducts-sex-offender-compliance-checks/ http://wjon.com/morrison-county-conducts-sex-offender-compliance-checks/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:09:14 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=1710 A recent check of the sex offenders living in Morrison County shows that 108 of the 109 predatory offenders are in compliance with registration laws.

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