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Washington State Keeps Sex Offenders in Prison, Bypasses Civil Commitment

A recent bureaucratic report says that a 2001 Washington State law intended to keep sex offenders in prison indefinitely has succeeded, in spite of research showing that—like other violent offenders—the likelihood of committing similar crimes significantly decreases with age.

The November 2012 report from the Washington State Institute for Public ...

 

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