(As for low-risk offenders, only relevant law enforcement organizations can be notified of their presence.)

Information on low-risk offenders was available only to the police.

The zone extends 2,500 feet for the moderate-risk group and 1,000 feet for low-risk offenders.

The online registry, a response to the referendum, does not include low-risk offenders or many in the moderate-risk category.

It has been argued that money spent monitoring these low-risk offenders is a waste of tax payer money and resources.

The bracelet could help relieve prison overcrowding by letting low-risk offenders out early, Mr. Heiser said.

Information on low-risk offenders will be available only to the police.

St. Lawrence County officials said yesterday that there was no history of violence and that he was considered a "low-risk" offender.

It is also home to the Lawrence Correctional Alternative Center, a regional alternative jail for low-risk offenders.

The restaurant has 96 covers and employs 30 low-risk offenders from Cardiff and Prescoed prisons.