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State may loosen grip on sex offenders

By "eAdvocate"

2-6-2011 Minnesota: The possible release of two violent rapists reflects growing legal concerns over indefinite detention. In a rare step, state officials have recommended supervised release for two violent sex offenders who are under indefinite commitment at a state treatment center in St. Peter, according to documents and authorities familiar with the cases. The recommendations -- the first of their kind in nearly 15 years -- reflect an emerging shift in thinking among officials in charge of Minnesota's controversial sex offender program. Created in 1994, it allows the state to hold offenders indefinitely -- for years, even decades -- at highly secure facilities in Moose Lake and St. Peter. Officials familiar with the cases contend that the state must find a new balance between ensuring public safety and acknowledging the rights of offenders who have submitted to long detention and completed therapy...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on February 06, 2011 (boomark / email).