This is really about a community partnership when somebody is moving into your area, how the Department of Corrections partners with public notification, and most importantly, with public safety, and how we all come together to inform communities and provide all the resources that you need when somebody's moving into your area.

We don't want any extra-judicial violence, but we also don't want to isolate the person, because knowing where individuals are helps us, unlike individuals who are homeless or disconnected from law enforcement, which makes the situation more dangerous.

I have a question. Why are they allowed to live in our neighborhood? I mean, why do we have to give them the freedom not to know where they live, where they can just go and repeat their actions? So, I don't understand why we have to give them these rights.

I want to be very clear that this does not mean that victims of this crime have done or not done anything to encourage abuse. The responsibility for abusive behavior always lies with the person who caused the harm, and that is unequivocal. We are not victim-blaming today, but as I mentioned, I want to provide you with some information that you can begin to implement in your homes and your community.

So, there's a plan to make a plan.

Under Minnesota state law, individuals are often moved into what are commonly referred to as group homes. Group homes are permitted under state law in single-family residential neighborhoods. Cities do not have the authority to deny the establishment of group homes within their limits.

As long as individuals are in a community, and they're not isolated, and they're working in the community, and people are aware of them, and they're building relationships with law enforcement, many of them come forward and are entitled to drop to a lower level as long as they follow the law.