Miller pushes for elderly sex offender site

IOWA
The Messenger

January 31, 2013

By BILL SHEA (bshea@messengernews.net) , Messenger News

Iowa would establish a specialized nursing home to house elderly sex offenders under legislation being drafted by state Rep. Helen Miller, D-Fort Dodge.

Miller said Wednesday that her proposal would direct the state government to either set up the facility or hire a private company to do so.

”The 800 pound gorilla in the room that no one wants to talk about is what are you going to do with these individuals if they’re denied entry to a nursing home or are kicked out of one,” she said. ”They’ve got to go somewhere.”

”My bill cuts to the chase and quits the dinking around because you’ve got to put them somewhere,” she added.

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