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Oklahoma Law Review Article on Sexually Violent Predator Committment, 2014 Dangerous Diagnoses, Risky Assumptions, and the Failed Experiment of “Sexually Violent Predator” Commitment Deirdre M. Smith † 246 Deering Avenue Portland, Maine 04102 (207) 780-4376 deirdre.smith@maine.edu http://mainelaw.maine.edu/faculty/profiles/smith.html Draft: Please do not quote from or cite to this article without the …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
Kentucky Supreme Court: Probation Cannot be Extended for Sex Offender Treatment by The Supreme Court of Kentucky has held that a probationer’s period of probation cannot be extended to require completion of a sex offender treatment program. Elmer David Miller was originally charged with felony first-degree unlawful transaction with a …
Does v. Snyder, MI, Amici Curiae Brief, Management of Sex Offenders, 2014 2:12-cv-11194-RHC-DRG Doc # 82 Filed 03/07/14 Pg 1 of 34 Pg ID 3502 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION __________________________________________________________________ JOHN DOES #1-5 and MARY DOE, File No. 2:12-cv-11194 Plaintiffs, v. Hon. Robert H. …
Ninth Circuit Vacates Plethysmograph & Medication Conditions by Ninth Circuit Vacates Plethysmograph & Medication Conditions The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a lower court should have articulated findings supporting special conditions of supervised release requiring a sex offender to submit to plethysmograph testing and medication. In September 2003, …
Article • August 15, 2013 • from PLN August, 2013
Third Circuit: Requiring Admission of Guilt to Participate in Mandatory-for-Parole SOTP Not a Fifth Amendment Violation by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has held that requiring an admission of guilt to participate in an in-prison sex offender treatment program (SOTP) did not violate the …
Article • July 15, 2013 • from PLN July, 2013
Illinois: Conditions Lawsuit Filed by Civilly Confined Sex Offenders Dismissed by Derek Gilna Civilly committed sex offenders confined pursuant to Illinois' Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act, 725 ILCS 207/1-99, filed suit in federal court in 2007 under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, challenging the conditions of their confinement at the Rushville …
Article • July 15, 2013 • from PLN July, 2013
Arkansas: Sentencing Court Cannot Order Prison Treatment by The Arkansas Supreme Court has held that a sentencing court lacks authority to order a defendant to complete sex offender treatment in prison. In 2011, Chad Lee White was convicted of rape and second-degree battery for anally penetrating a neighbor's two-year-old son …
Eighth Circuit Vacates Special Condition of Supervised Release on Possessing Materials Depicting Nudity by Brandon Sample A special condition of supervised release prohibiting the possession of "any material, legal or illegal, that contains nudity or that depicts or alludes to sexual activity or depicts sexually arousing material" sweeps too broadly …
Article • April 15, 2013
Nebraska Sex Offender Argues Due Process in Appeal of Commitment Order by Before the Nebraska Supreme Court, Appellant S.J. challenged the lower court’s affirmation of the Mental Health Board of the Fourth Judicial District’s order terming him a “dangerous sexual offender” and as such confining him to an inpatient treatment …
Article • April 15, 2013
Court Upholds Guilty Plea Although Defendant Wasn't Advised of Adam Walsh Impact by Derek Gilna Mark Allen Youngs pleaded guilty to child pornography offenses, and as part of the sentencing process was advised by the district court of his various rights under Rule 11, but was not advised of possible …
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Reinstates Homeless Man's Failure-to-Register Conviction by In 1998, William Howard Wilgus was convicted of aggravated indecent assault. Because he was a sexually violent predator, he was required to register under the Megan's Law 42 Pa. C.S. § 9795.1 (6) (4). His five years to life imprisonment sentence …
Article • March 15, 2013
Third Circuit: Non-Sex-Offender Prisoners Entitled to Due Process Before Prison Requires Sex Offender Treatment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 4, 2010, the Third Circuit held that a prisoner who has not been charged with or convicted of a sex offense may not be compelled to participate in …
“Shocks the Conscience” Test Applied to Conditions at Civil Commitment Center by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the “shocks the conscience” standard, as opposed to the “professional judgment” standard, is the proper analysis when determining an alleged due process violation based on the treatment and discipline …
Article • March 15, 2013
New Jersey Supreme Court Turns Back Constitutional Challenge to the State's Sexually Violent Predator Act by Derek Gilna In an opinion decided November 9, 2010, the New Jersey Supreme Court rejected constitutional challenges to their New Jersey Sexually Violent Predator Act, NJSA. In the case, the court ruled against the …
Iowa SOTP Requirement Does Not Violate Fifth Amendment by The Iowa Supreme Court has held that prison officials do not violate the Fifth Amendment by depriving convicted sex offenders of earned-time sentence reductions when they refuse to participate in a sex offender treatment program (SOTP) that requires them to admit …
Federal Sex Offender Civil Commitment Process Under Fire by Derek Gilna Among other provisions, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 allows the federal government to indefinitely detain “sexually dangerous” offenders through a civil commitment process, which requires mandatory court hearings after such offenders have been certified …
Tennessee Discontinues Polygraph Tests as Sex Offender Supervision Tool by Legal concerns have led the Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole (BOPP) to order probation officers to discontinue the use of polygraphs, better known as lie detector tests, in their supervision of sex offenders. Polygraphs are to be used for …
Pennsylvania Parole Board May Not Condition Parole of Sex Offender on Admission of Guilt Due to Ex Post Facto Violation by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has held that in denying parole to convicted sex offender Louis Mickens-Thomas for his refusal to participate in a sex offender program that …
Heyer v. Holder, NC, 1st Amended Complaint - ASL for Deaf Inmates, 2012 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION __________________________________________ ) THOMAS HEYER ) and ROBERT BOYD, ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., in his official capacity ) as Attorney …
Audit Recommends Cost-Saving Measures for Minnesota Sex Offender Program by A March 2011 report by Minnesota’s Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) found that while civilly committing sex offenders increases public safety, the prohibitive costs associated with administering the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP) could be reduced by, among other …
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