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US Supreme Court Upholds Indefinite Confinement
An anonymous reader points out the news that the US Supreme Court today upheld a law that allows the federal government to keep prison inmates behind bars beyond the end of their sentences, if officials determine they may be "sexually dangerous" in the future. The case involves one Graydon Comstock, who was certified as "dangerous" six days before his 37-month federal prison term for processing child pornography was to end. The vote was 7 to 2. Three of the justices who concurred with the decision raised an objection to the broadness of the language used in the majority opinion, written by Justice Kennedy.
Actually it is even more limited than that - they have to be mentally ill as well as "sexually dangerous".
Another obvious issue with this ruling is that "Sexually Dangerous" just sounds like a Prince song.
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No, we only imprison the insane for four years, eight if they're re-elected.
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Here in the state of Denial, we still have plenty of rights.