The United States Supreme Court has ruled that states can detain sexually violent predators after they have served their prison sentences, even if they are not mentally ill. In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that people who are considered mentally abnormal and likely to commit new crimes can be held by the state. The case centered on a Kansas law which says that sexually violent offenders who have completed their prison terms can be involuntarily committed if they suffer from a “mental abnormality or personality disorder” and are likely to commit new sex crimes in the future. Arizona, California, Minnesota, Washington and Wisconsin have similar laws.
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