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Civil Commitment: A Shadowy Limbo of Detainment that is Neither Safe, Fair nor Therapeutic

Loaded on Dec. 1, 2023 published in Prison Legal News December, 2023, page 12
Filed under: Sex Offender Treatment, Civil Commitment. Location: United States of America.

Civil commitment in the U.S. is not well-understood, beginning with what it is: A sentence to be served at a facility in order to receive treatment or therapy, though that itself is often scientifically questionable. A civil commitment is also frequently, though not always, mandated in civil court proceedings after ...

 

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