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Washington Civilly Committed SVPs Entitled To Less Restrictive Alternative Than McNeil Island

Loaded on July 15, 2008

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Injunctions, Sanctions, Expert Witnesses, Sex Offender Treatment, Civil Commitment. Location: Washington.

In a brief opinion, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a decision by the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington which required a "less restrictive alternative" facility to be established for civilly committed sex offenders other than at McNeil Island.

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