Heitkamp Announces More Than $300,000 for Sex Offender Registration, Monitoring in North Dakota

Wonderful, now they can buy donuts as they bamboozle the public into thinking the registry does any more than show where registrants sleep for a few hours of the day/night. What a waste! How about working on other crimes HERE and HERE and HERE

8-30-15 North Dakota:

Heitkamp Announces More Than $300,000 for Sex Offender Registration, Monitoring in North Dakota In the Senate and as N.D. Attorney General, Heitkamp Has Fought to Keep North Dakota Strong and Safe from Crime

BISMARCK, N.D. – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp announced $333,000 in federal funding to assist the North Dakota Attorney General’s office in registering sex offenders and keeping North Dakotans safe.

“Our state will be able to use these funds to more quickly register and monitor those who pose a threat to our safety – and that’s good news for North Dakota,” said Heitkamp. “As North Dakota’s Attorney General and now as a U.S. Senator, I’ve fought to keep North Dakota strong and safe, especially as our state grows and changes. I’ll keep fighting to make sure North Dakota remains a great place to live, work, and raise a family.”

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded the grant to the North Dakota Attorney General’s office for sentencing, monitoring, apprehending, registering, and tracking sex offenders. The federal funds will be used to guarantee timely registration of sex offenders by the use of electronic submission, reducing local law enforcement staff time spent on registration. The grant will also improve the verification process, the timeliness of additional sex offender information sent in by mail, and the capabilities of record retrieval for all sex offender registration information.

Heitkamp today also announced $19,000 in funds through the Justice Department for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to prevent and control crime.

Heitkamp has made public safety and human trafficking top priorities in her Strong & Safe Communities Initiative, and focused on crime reduction and public safety during her time as North Dakota’s Attorney General as well.

To witness North Dakota’s crime challenges firsthand, Heitkamp rode along with the U.S. Marshal on the Fort Berthold Reservation in April, as law enforcement checked in on sex offenders. Heitkamp has also met with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and others to discuss human trafficking, and successfully pushed a bipartisan bill fighting human trafficking through the Senate in April.

Throughout the year, as part of her Strong & Safe Communities Initiative, Heitkamp has been meeting with North Dakotans to hear their feedback about new challenges from the state’s rapid growth, including the increases in digital challenges, movement of crude oil on the rails, human trafficking, drug-related crimes, as well as other issues. Through her discussions across the state, as well as with her Strong & Safe Communities Task Force, Heitkamp is working to make sure the safety of North Dakota families and communities is a top priority. ..Source.. by Attorney General, Heitkamp