By C1 Staff
Five inmates in a Kentucky prison have “violated the conditions of their release” before they even left prison because they’re unable to find legal housing.
Michael Blaine Wolfe III’s eight year sentence ended nearly a year ago, but the wheelchair-bound man who suffered a brain injury as a teen needs nursing care, and the Corrections Department says none of the 310 places it has contacted to house him has been willing to accept him, according to the Courier-Journal.
Wolfe could stay behind bars for up to four more years, with state taxpayers footing the bill for his medical expenses and incarceration.
Finding legal places to live for sex offenders, especially those who require medical treatment, is a growing problem nationally, according to the report.