The government now has more power and discretion in holding sexually dangerous convicts. <\/p>\n
At one time, once a sexually dangerous inmate served a full sentence, he or she was released. The U.S. Supreme Court has now indicated this may no longer be the case when it comes to sexually dangerous convicts.<\/p>\n
How is a convict classified as being sexually dangerous? There are two conditions that an inmate must meet prior to receiving this classification. In the first, a court must see clear evidence and convincing proof that the convict would not be able to stop molesting children or cease sexually violent conduct, should release occur. The second condition is that neither the state in which the convict is incarcerated nor the state where a trial was held, should they be differing locations, wish to accept custody of the offender.<\/p>\n
Former President George W. Bush first granted the legal authority to hold convicted sexually (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The government now has more power and discretion in holding sexually dangerous convicts. At one time, once a sexually dangerous inmate served a full sentence, he or she was released. The U.S. Supreme Court has now indicated this may no…<\/span><\/p>\n