In Re Alternative Placement of Morford

¶ 1. The State, by the Milwaukee County District Attorney, filed a motion seeking an order directing Milwaukee County to build or acquire a facility in which to house Billy Lee Morford, who has been committed, since July 1997, under Wis. Stat. ch. 980 (2003-04) 1 as a "sexually violent person" who "suf fers from a mental disorder that makes it likely that the person will engage in acts of sexual violence." 2 Morford has also twice been found suitable for supervised release under Wis. Stat. § 980.08(4)(b) 3 or its predecessor statute. Morford has been housed in a "temporary" facility since…