Bringing news from America's (or any country's) expanding sex offender gulags. Its purpose is to point out the many legal, civil rights, and economic problems with civil confinement, incarceration, banishment, and the legal justice system and to explore their alternatives. It does not condone illegal acts of any kind. We desire a society in which all of its members live safely and with their civil rights intact. If free speech offends you, please do read elsewhere.
By Mike Baker, Associated Press Writer
RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. government cannot keep sex offenders in custody beyond the end of their prison sentences, a federal judge has ruled, striking down a law aimed at holding some in mental hospitals. full story
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