reply to post by ItsallCrazy
I didn't add it because honestly the place makes me sick.
It's a "Picnic" there. And that's a quote from an inmate.
“It's like a summer camp. We get just about anything we want.“
In the past two years, at least four of the 267 residents have been charged with possessing illegal pornography, and officials there are
investigating several others. The latest case emerged just before Christmas, when the FBI arrested a 49-year-old child molester who had computer CDs
full of graphic child pornography stashed in his room.
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To me it’s completely revolting to me these men are clothed, housed, protected, cared for, can receive gift from specifically listed shopping
outlets, free health care, food, rehab, and on and on.
Yes, it's better than nothing, but it's such an insult and travesty to the children who've suffered at the hands of these men I find it completely
appalling.
More Info:
How sex offenders are committed to McNeil Island center
Here is how they get there:
1. Before release from prison, a state committee assesses whether a sex offender is likely to reoffend.
2. The names of criminals considered likely to reoffend are sent to prosecutors in the counties where they were convicted.
3. If a prosecutor decides to pursue civil commitment, a petition is filed, and within 72 hours a hearing is held. If a judge decides there is
probable cause an offender is a predator, he is sent to the commitment center for evaluation.
Within 45 days the offender is entitled to a full trial. It's a civil process but more closely resembles a criminal trial, with a judge, jury,
prosecutor, defense attorney and expert witnesses.
4. The jury is asked to find that the offender has committed at least one violent sex crime and has a "mental abnormality or personality disorder"
that makes him likely to commit "future predatory acts of sexual violence."
5. Prosecutors must persuade a jury unanimously and beyond a reasonable doubt before an offender can be committed.
6. After commitment, residents are entitled to an annual review to determine whether their condition has changed. No one has ever been let go from the
center through this process.
Assistant Attorney General Terry Ryan, who oversees the process, insists that it's fair, saying the jury and judge provide checks and balances and
that the state must meet the highest burden of proof.
But some defense lawyers are highly critical, calling the trials a farce and a foregone conclusion.
"These guys are such easy targets," said Chris Jackson, a public defender. "And the state, invariably, puts on a horror show."
Jackson also argues that in a criminal trial, there is a presumption of innocence that does not exist at commitment trials.
"These people are already convicted of a crime. Prosecutors simply parade the victims again and ask the jury, `Do you want this to happen again?' "
she said. "Who is going to take that chance?"
And by the way - before you get your hopes up - the place is probably going to close soon due to money problems.
[edit on 18-6-2009 by silo13]
[edit on 18-6-2009 by silo13]
