22-09-2016 18:41 via abqjournal.com

Updated: Sex offenders sue over Iowa’s civil commitment program

DES MOINES, Iowa — Nine men who were convicted of sex crimes, served their prison sentences and are now indefinitely confined to an Iowa mental health unit have filed a federal lawsuit against the state, claiming its civil commitment program is unconstitutional because it fails to offer adequate counseling and other services that would rehabilitate […]
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