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Article • August 15, 1996 • from PLN August, 1996
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Kansas Civil Commitment Case by In 1990, the year PLN began publishing, the Washington State legislature passed the country's first civil commitment law. Dubbed the 'Sexual Predator Law," it empowered the state to institute civil proceedings against prisoners nearing the end of their terms of …
WA Civil Commitment Law Ruled Unconstitutional by In a tersely worded decision, Fed eral District Court Judge John C. Coughenour drove a stake into the heart of Washington's controversial civil commitment law (Wash. Rev. Code § 71.09). He ruled the statute unconstitutional on its face, citing: "the violation of the …
Article • May 15, 1995 • from PLN May, 1995
WA Civil Commitment Sham by In 1989 Washington State passed a controversial "Sex Predator Law" (RCW 71.09) to allow for the "civil commitment" (indefinite incarceration) of "dangerous sexual predators." The law allows the state to file commitment papers on prisoners who have completed their maximum terms of incarceration and are …
Article • March 15, 1995 • from PLN March, 1995
WA Special Commitment Center Failing by In 1989 Washington State passed a controversial "civil commitment" law to allow for the indefinite incarceration of "dangerous sexual predators." Opponents of this law point out that although those who are determined to be sexual predators are confined to a "treatment center" until they …
WA Prisoners Under Attack by Paul Wright By Paul Wright Someone once said that no citizen's life, limb or property was safe while the legislature was in session. Substitute "Prisoner" for "citizen" and you have an idea of what things are like in Washington. Fortunately, the Washington state legislature is …
Article • January 15, 1995 • from PLN January, 1995
WI Enacts Sex Predator Law by By Jan Starks On May 26, 1994, Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson enacted a Sexual Predator Law, officially called 1993 Wisconsin Act 479. It was designed especially for two current prisoners: Gerald Turner, who in 1973 killed 9 year old Lisa French on Halloween night …
Prisoners Retain Right Against Self-Incrimination by Coy Phelps is a patient involuntarily committed in a Federal Medical Center (FMC) after having been acquitted of criminal charges by reason of insanity. He filed suit challenging both the statutes allowing his commitment and the conditions of confinement he was subjected to. He …
Article • June 15, 1994 • from PLN June, 1994
Court Allows Video Commitment Hearing by Leroy Baker is a federal prisoner who was scheduled for a hearing to determine if he would be committed to a mental health facility. While there is nothing unusual about such hearings, this one was conducted by means of "teleconferencing" whereby Baker and his …
Article • May 15, 1994 • from PLN May, 1994
WA Civil Commitment Challenged by As reported in the December, 1993, issue of PLN the Washington state supreme court upheld the provisions of the Community Protection Act which mandates indefinite confinement of persons deemed to be "sexual predators" until such time as they are "cured." On January 25, 1994, nine …
Article • December 15, 1993 • from PLN December, 1993
Washington Civil Commitment Law Upheld by The Washington State "Civil Commitment" law was upheld by the Washington Supreme Court In Re Young, Wash Sup. Ct, No. 578637-1, 8/9/93. In this case, the sexually violent predator provisions of the 1990 Community Protection Act, RCW 71.09, are challenged by two people who …
DOC Must Provide Involuntarily Committed With Treatment by Robert Cameron was convicted of rape in Massachusetts and because of prior sex offenses was found to be a "sexually dangerous" person and involuntarily committed to a treatment center operated by the Massachusetts DOC and Dept. of Mental Health. Cameron filed suit …
Article • July 15, 1992 • from PLN July, 1992
Confinement of Insanity Acquitees Who Have Regained Sanity Struck Down by On May 18,1992, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down on due process grounds a Louisiana statute that permits insanity acquittees to be confined to a mental institution on dangerousness grounds until they prove that they are not dangerous. Once …
Article • December 15, 1991 • from PLN December, 1991
Civil Commitment by Carrie Roth by Carrie Roth, Prison/Community Alliance The Special Commitment Center (SCC) is a block of prison cells in the Special Offenders Center (SOC) in Monroe, WA. Eleven men are now housed in the prison under the Civil Commitment law passed in 1990. Although the center is …
Article • September 15, 1991 • from PLN September, 1991
Prison/Community Alliance Update by Carrie Roth By Carrie Roth I received a copy of the June 24, 1991 indeterminate Sentence Review Board (ISRB) minutes today and in it is another example of the ISRBs' inability to adequately perform their duties. In the minutes is a short paragraph which states, "Ms. …
Article • July 15, 1991 • from PLN July, 1991
Prison/Community Alliance Update by Carrie Roth By Carrie Roth June 10, 1991 the Legislature went back into session and by the time this is read the session should be over. This is a time when there is a lot of speculation and rumors going around. One rumor is that Senator …
Article • July 15, 1991 • from PLN July, 1991
Reality of Sexual Victimization Obscured by "Predator" Label by Patricia Novotny (Reprint of letter to the Seattle Times) Thomas Shapley in his column on sexual predators (Focus, April 7) does a disservice to the sexually abused and sexually assaulted. He reminds me of the man in the Mae West movie. …
Article • June 15, 1991 • from PLN June, 1991
Civil Commitment Roasted on ABC's Nightline by Dan Pens By Dan Pens I had gotten word through the grape vine that Nightline was going to do a show on the Washington civil commitment law. So I stayed up several nights in a row to check it out. The plight of …
Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991
"Rehabilitation" Hoax Unveiled at ISRB Meeting by Dan Pens "Rehabilitation" Hoax Unveiled At ISRB Meeting By Dan Pens Any good confidence-artist can tell you that flawless teamwork is needed to pull off a complicated sting. If the players don't keep their stories straight the "marks" might catch 'em in a …
Article • March 15, 1991 • from PLN March, 1991
Sex Offender "Treatment" in Washington State, In Whose Best Interest? by Dan Pens Sex Offender "Treatment" in Washington State, In Whose Best Interest? By Dan Pens The Washington State Sex Offender Treatment Program (SOTP) currently ensconced in TRCC receives national acclaim. They publish statistics which portray them as an unqualified …
Fascism, Another Step Nearer by [SSB-6259 Is Not Just For Sex Offenders] Senate Substitute Bill 6259 is now law in this state. Most of its provisions came into effect on July 1, 1990. Most of us have heard of this law as the sex offender bill that allows civil commitment …
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