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ADV-NEWS, State prison officials are refusing to tell lawmakers the names of four private nursing homes where seven convicted sex offenders are being housed under the state's supervision.

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Officials Won’t Name Nursing Homes Where Sex Offenders Housed     State prison officials are refusing to tell lawmakers the names of four private nursing homes where seven convicted sex offenders are being housed under the state’s supervision.     Deputy Commissioner Harley Nelson told senators today that naming the homes might make it possible to identify the medical conditions of the offenders. And Nelson said that might violate state and federal privacy laws.     Four convicted sex offenders are housed in private homes in Hennepin County, and homes in Redwood, Winona and Kanabec counties each have one. Five others are housed at a state-operated nursing home in Walker. Last Updated – 6/17/2004 10:19:36 AM

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