The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has informed the Green County Sheriff’s Office that a convicted sex offender will be placed on supervised release from a Chapter 980 civil commitment at N2503 Ullom Road, rural Monroe on Friday, September 6, 2024 . The offender, Michael Scharr, 56, will be released from Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center under the supervision of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and Wisconsin Department of Corrections. This residence is rented by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services as part of its Supervised Release Program.
Photo Taken: 8/13/2024
Michael Schaar
Male/White 56 years old
5’ 8” 221 lbs.
Brown Hair/Blue Eyes
The purpose of this notification is to ensure safe neighborhoods by informing the public when a sex offender who qualifies for a Special Bulletin Notification is released into the Green County community. On June 1, 1997, Wisconsin State Statute 301.45 (Act 440), the Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Law, took effect to enhance public safety and protection.
Michael’s targeted victims include adult female acquaintances. Upon conclusion of his prison sentence on a third degree sexual assault conviction, he was committed to Sand Ridge under the state’s sexually violent person law.
SUPERVISION INFORMATION
Michael will be under the Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ Supervised Release Program. The Supervised Release Program is part of Wisconsin’s sexually violent person law (Wis. Stat. ch.980) and supports individuals with histories of sexual offenses returning to the community living following time in prison for their crimes and participation in a treatment program. Since 1994, the state has had the ability to ask a court to order a convicted sex offender into inpatient treatment managed by the Department of Health Services. This request comes as the sex offender is completing their prison term and is on the verge of being released to the community. The sex offender is committed if they have been convicted of certain crimes and have a mental disorder that makes them more likely than not to engaged in the acts of sexual violence.
Individuals committed to treatment at Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center have the opportunity to petition their committing court for release every 12 months. If the court determines an individual has reached a point in their treatment in which they are no longer more than likely to reoffend, the court orders either community living on supervised release or discharge with no supervision from the Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center.
Supervised release is a safer option than discharged to the community directly from Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center. Unlike direct discharge to the community, the Supervised Release Program offers many supports aimed at helping a person make a successful transition back to the community including housing, employment, medication and continued treatment.
Individuals on supervised release face much stricter conditions than other released sex offenders, including required direct supervision chaperones virtually anytime they leave the house for at least the first year, movements of individuals living in the community on supervised release are tracked by GPS by the Department of Corrections. Monitors working on behalf of the Supervised Release Program visit the individual's residence at scheduled and unscheduled times to check on their well-being and compliance with program rules. These conditions are designed to become less restrictive over time if there are no violations. Individuals who violate the supervised release rules may have their community release revoked by a court.
An individual living in the community on supervised release is strictly monitored, with many restrictions on movement and activity, and for at least the first year, they are not allowed to leave the residence without a chaperone. This chaperone is present for the entire time the individual is outside of the residence. This chaperone is employed by an agency contracted by the Department of Corrections for clients under the first year of supervision. The same agency employs chaperones for individuals during their second year and beyond of supervised release as part of an agreement with the Department of Health Services. The extent to which chaperones escort individuals on outings after the first year is determined by the client's Community Reintegration Team. This decision is based on the individual's cooperation and success during their first year living in the community.
Each individual living in the community on supervised release has a Community Reintegration Team. This team includes:
A Department of Health Services supervised release specialist
The individual's Department of Corrections probation and parole agent
A sex offender treatment provider
The individual's case manager
This group oversees the individual's schedule and activities.
For more information regarding the Supervised Release Program, please visit their website at: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/sr/index.htm
For further information, please visit the Sex Offender Registry at: https://appsdoc.wi.gov/public
The Green County Sheriff’s Office expects Michael to cooperate and comply with the above conditions and rules. If you observe any violations, please contact Green County Sheriff’s Office at the non-emergency number: 608-328-9400.
The information provided on this notice is intended for community safety purposes only and should not be used to threaten, intimidate, or harass. Misuse of this information may result in criminal prosecution.
Submitted by:
Sheriff Cody Kanable