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Minn. Supreme Court ruling adds pressure to fix sexual offender system

Bob Collins April 23, 2014, 11:57 AM Apr 23, 2014

The Minnesota Supreme Court today warned district court judges to be more wary when statistics are used to civilly commit people who have served their sentences for sexual crimes. Read more →

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Mary and Bob – 11/13/13

Bob Collins November 13, 2013, 4:46 PM Nov 13, 2013

What is Minnesota going to do with the sex offenders who’ve already served time for their crimes, and now are being incarcerated for ‘treatment,’ which isn’t really treatment as much as it is ‘keeping them off the streets for what they might do?’ Read more →