I knew a young man I Bay City, Michigan 3 years ago who was homeless, living in a tiny tent, and wearing a GPS tether. During days when the probation office was open, he would recharge in the waiting area. On weekends he would sit out in the cold downtown where there were some outlets, or at the bus station if it was open. Everything was a 5 mile walk. Big problem with the device is the times when the charge wouldn’t last 24 hours.

Indeed and one can not be under constant stress of the registry without doing psychological damage – not only to the individual forced to be listed but also the spouse and family members!

I see the potential of a class action suit of historic proportions if just some law firm would get creative and go for it!

I am in if they do! Email me: admin@SexOffenderTruth.com

Thank you!

I want to add to my earlier post about lifetime gps in Michigan. It also applies to anyone convicted of First Degree CSC, regardless of the victim’s age. It is truly a scarlet letter because you have to wear it for your entire life.

Same thing here but in neighboring Miami-Dade county. I had the thing on for a year during my house arrest and it would come in and out of range even though I was always home. It would say I was somewhere else even though I would never leave my house. One time it registered or marked me in the middle of the Atlantic ocean ( no joke ). My probation officer called my cell asking me where I was because it is marking me in the Atlantic and I told her oh yea ! On occasion, I just like to go swim with the sharks or go pearl diving. lol. I told her I was always home and she sent two officers to my home within 5 minutes to verify. They are aware that these things on occasion malfunction and are not reliable at all.

The Michigan Legislature added the law in 2006, under Michigan Penal Code MCL 750.520n. It applies to those convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct or second-degree criminal sexual conduct when the victim is 13 years or less and the defendant is 17 years or older. Anyone convicted of first or second-degree criminal sexual conduct is subject to lifetime electronic monitoring, even if the offense was nonviolent and even if it was the first offense. While I was in prison, the MDOC even began checking inmates files and reporting back to the sentencing courts in cases where it should have been part of the sentence, but wasn’t. I am proud to say that I handled the appeal of the issue for a couple of fellow inmates, and WON! http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/michigan-sex-offender-gets-out-of-lifetime-monitoring-after-sentencing-error One of my friends had a lawyer handling his appeal who wouldn’t include my argument because the prevailing case law was against it. I went straight to the Court Rules, and the Michigan Supreme Court completely agreed with me. Their decision was virtually word for word what I had argued. Because of my work, it is now the law that the sentencing court can’t go back and add that in after the judgment, unless the prosecutor objects within 6 months. It was the last case I worked on before being paroled. I think they were happy to get rid of me, as I had won several other appeals for inmates while I was there.