INDIANAPOLIS - Gov. Mitch Daniels announced minor enhancements to the state's sex offender registry Friday, including the addition of interactive mapping technology.

The state's official sex offender registry will remain on the Indiana Sheriffs' Association Web site. The upgrades won't be visible until at least January.

According to a statement, the upgrade offers mapping capabilities so residents can see whether their neighborhood or school has sex offenders living within a certain distance.

The statement also boasted a new feature that highlights the offender's name, age, race and charges. But the current site already offers that information.

DOC officials also will start putting offender names on the registry as they are released from prison. But it still relies on self-reporting from each offender to keep the registry up-to-date when they move.

The cost of the improvements, including the mapping and integration of information, is about $170,000 and is being paid for by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.

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