REALLY?! I never knew they were routinely given polygraphs. Wow! Do you have a link? Thanks so much.
This is from the "Information for Sex Offenders" web page from the Idaho Department of Corrections:
Sex Offenders under supervision with IDOC must adhere to the State of Idaho registration requirements, strictly follow the Sex Offender Agreement of Supervision, have monthly contact with their probation and parole officer, and submit to all polygraph testing and treatment requirements. http://www.idoc.idaho.gov/content/p...er_management/information_for_ sex_ offenders
Some other info from other areas:
Under Pennsylvania law, polygraph results are not admissible at trial because of their unreliability. Despite that, the tests are now being used by probation officers across the state to supervise sex offenders. “It’s really the gold standard,” said Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jill E. Rangos, who presides over sex offender court. “It is the most accurate way to gauge if treatment is working.”
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2015/05/17/Lie-dete/stories/201505030109
(from a DC Public Safety interview transcript) We have the instant offense history which addresses the offense of conviction in conjunction with the official version. We have the sexual history which looks at the entire sex offending behavior of the offender. Then we have the maintenance or the monitoring polygraph which is given to those offenders already on supervision and during the course of supervision to review issues concerning compliance with treatment, compliance with supervision and may adjust supervision controls on the offender should new information come to light.
http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2008/04/lie-detector-tests-for-sex-offenders/
Paroled sex offenders in California must take periodic lie detector tests and participate in more treatment programs in response to calls for stricter oversight in recent years. On Thursday, state officials said they are backing the new effort with millions in additional funding. The state spent about $8.5 million on contractors who provide polygraph exams, treatment programs and other sex offender services last year, and plans to more than double that budget to $18.3 million this year. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/sex-647591-offender-state.html