Penn. lawmakers urged to use GPS sex-offender tracking

By MARTHA RAFFAELE | Associated Press Writer HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) _ Pennsylvania's auditor general wants his state to join the estimated two dozen others that track some released sex offenders with global positioning satellite technology. Auditor General Jack Wagner on Tuesday urged state lawmakers to require at least five years of GPS monitoring for sex offenders who do not comply with Megan's Law, which requires them to register their address with state police upon their release from prison. The law also should be revised to mandate similar tracking of sexually violent predators whose victims are children immediately after they are released, Wagner said. Wagner, who is seeking re-election this year to a second four-year term, previously criticized the state's Megan's Law enforcement in a 2006 audit that found state police... [read full story]