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<P><STRONG>Thanks, Sunil, I appreciate you taking the time for such a quick response on a weekend. I think hearing from those who are knowledgeable of a situation helps prevent erroneous speculation.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>I would certainly hope, and expect, that each individual case gets close scrutiny by an accountable person. I think that we, the ordinary citizens of Moscow, have never been faced with this type of knowledge and information before. . . and it's a little hard to get used to it and digest what's been thrown to us in a short period of time.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Which brings me back to my original thought of two days ago. As long as these individuals are allowed to be out in public, why aren't they on the sexual offender's list? The Latah County Jail could be listed as their "temporary residence". . . my goodness! I even noticed one individual had registered his tent as his place of residence. It would just seem that then the list would more closely and accurately reflect the reality of our community.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>I have another question. . . life probation could certainly be a long time and a difficult road for anyone to follow. . .so, at some point, at a much later date, could the case be reopened and new terms of probation renegotiated?</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Just wondering.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Ellen A. Roskovich</STRONG><BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>From: <I>"Sunil Ramalingam" <sunilramalingam@hotmail.com></I><BR>To: <I>vision2020@moscow.com</I><BR>Subject: <I>RE: [Vision2020] Fwd: Sex offender legislation</I><BR>Date: <I>Sat, 10 Jun 2006 16:56:02 -0700</I><BR>>It is common for sex offenders on probation to travel to Clarkston <BR>>for treatment, here and in Nez Perce County. There are very few <BR>>providers in this area, and offenders go where treatment is <BR>>available. I assume that the general public wants those offenders <BR>>who have been found amenable to treatment to obtain that treatment. <BR>>This is almost always a term of probation, and failure to attend and <BR>>participate in treatment will result in a probation violation. <BR>>Judges look at this violation seriously.<BR>><BR>>I don't
think I've seen any sex offenders who have not been found <BR>>amenable for treatment placed on probation; I could be wrong on <BR>>this, but it is difficult to argue for probation and placement in <BR>>the community when the offender is not considered a candidate for <BR>>treatment. Certainly those who deny having committed the crimes <BR>>they are charged with are unlikely to be considered candidates for <BR>>treatment.<BR>><BR>>I do not share the concerns being expressed here about offenders in <BR>>jail being released for treatment. If these people were considered <BR>>a threat to take off and re-offend while on treatment release, they <BR>>would not be serving time after sentencing in the county jail. They <BR>>would be in prison. They would not be on probation, they would be <BR>>serving out their
sentences in prison.<BR>><BR>>The individuals who are being punished by serving county time as a <BR>>sanction for their conduct will most likely be released on probation <BR>>after serving their local jail sentences. Almost certainly they <BR>>will continue with treatment until released by their treatment <BR>>providers. It makes sense to me that they get treatment while in <BR>>jail, prior to their release on probation.<BR>><BR>>Sunil<BR>><BR>><BR>>>From: "Ellen Roskovich" <gussie443@hotmail.com><BR>>>To: ttrail@moscow.com, vision2020@moscow.com<BR>>>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Fwd: Sex offender legislation<BR>>>Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 15:40:19 -0700<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to Rep.Tom Trail <BR>>>for quickly responding to all of us
concerned citizens on V2020 <BR>>>regarding current sex offender legislation.<BR>>><BR>>>Also, a thank you to Jennifer who clarified a few points that <BR>>>deeply concerned me about release practices for sex offenders <BR>>>receiving treatment in, or nearby, our community.<BR>>><BR>>>However, there was little comfort to discover that we have not one. <BR>>>. but two sex offenders being released periodically from the Latah <BR>>>County Jail for treatment at this present time.<BR>>><BR>>>Is this just SOP and not considered a big deal? We already know <BR>>>it's done in Latah County. Does it go on everywhere in Idaho? How <BR>>>about Washington state? Same there? Do we just swap out our <BR>>>pedophiles for treatment between Latah and
Whitman? <BR>>><BR>>>Someone, somewhere made this decision. I think there are a few of <BR>>>us who are very uncomfortable with this decision and would like to <BR>>>know when and why this practice became and on-going occurence.<BR>>><BR>>>I really want to know. . . I'm only asking "why?"<BR>>><BR>>>Ellen A. Roskovich<BR>>><BR>>> <BR>>><BR>><BR>><BR>>_____________________________________________________<BR>>List services made available by First Step Internet, serving the <BR>>communities of the Palouse since 1994.
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