The 2010 Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Comstock made it permissible to use civil commitment to further detain sexually dangerous offenders beyond their date of scheduled release. This means that a person can be convicted, sentenced, serve their entire sentence and be scheduled for release but still detained.

Discuss what is supposed to be accomplished by this further detainment and how this detainment may be terminated. What are some of the requirements of this detainment, and are these requirements justifiable?

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The purpose of this detainment is that the people who have been convicted will not be released until ... View the full answer