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George Crossly is devoting another hour to talk about more unintended consequences of RSOs in the community. Specifically a group of them have been forced (due to residency restrictions) to live in the woods off Florida's John Young Pkwy. If they do not leave, the will be arrested and placed in jail. They have been here for some time.

12-27-2007 With few alternatives, sex offenders sent to live in homeless camp

ORLANDO -- Walk along the snaking trail past abandoned tires, the huddled tents and old yellow strands of police crime tape, and you'll find a small group of homeless sex offenders awaiting the end of their probation.

They don't want to be in the woods off John Young Parkway and W.D. Judge Road. There's no running water. No sanitation. No electricity.

They found out about the camp from officials of the state Department of Corrections, who say they have nowhere else to send them.

The bathroom for one man is now a bedpan inside a tent. Outside the tent, hot dogs cook on a propane grill. Two hats embroidered with the word "Jesus" lay inside another tent.

"This is not a good situation for the offender; this is not a good situation for the community, but we're running out of options," department spokeswoman Gretl Plessinger said. "If we don't know where they are, we can't supervise them." ..more.. by SARA KIESLER, Staff Writer