Cities that pass Draconian sex offender ordinances that amount to banishment should expect to be challenged, as is the case with the city of Dayton, Minnesota, which is being sued by three registered sex offenders who say the city’s ordinance is unconstitutional. The men are challenging a far-reaching 2016 ordinance that bars convicted sex offenders from livingContinue reading “Sex offenders sue Minnesota city over restrictions”
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Justice Department examining NY civil commitment of SO’s
The U.S. Department of Justice is examining New York’s civil commitment program for sex offenders, according to a report in the Albany Times-Union. The paper says the investigation was started after a Justice Department attorney spoke with a man confined at the Central New York Psychiatric Center. Interviews the paper conducted with men confined thereContinue reading “Justice Department examining NY civil commitment of SO’s”
Nebraska spends more than $50 million annually for civil commitment
That total is from a Nebraska Legislative Fiscal Office memo, sent in response to a request for information on the costs to maintain the civil commitment programs at the Lincoln Regional Center and Norfolk Regional Center. The total costs amount to nearly $37 million at the LRC and more than $13.6 million in Norfolk, andContinue reading “Nebraska spends more than $50 million annually for civil commitment”
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