MN: Court ruling could speed up release process for state’s sex offender program

Source: cbsnews.com 2/1/23

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that civilly committed people must be transferred to a community program within a reasonable amount of time after the request is made.

According to court documents, the Minnesota Commitment Appeals Panel ordered two patients in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP) to be transferred to Community Preparation Services (CPS).

The two patients in the case claim the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services and the Executive Director of the MSOP violated their due process rights by delaying transfer to CPS for over two years following transfer orders.

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If it wasn’t for people getting caught in this mess, it would a lot funnier watching the government try to follow the mess THEY created. All of this is only a problem because the registry exists and has been made public and politically weaponized.

I take it ” speeding up the people (process) ” equates to ” the people can not use it as an excuse to increase incarceration.”( punishment) Community preparation program is an interesting USE of language.

Just letting people know that elections have consequences, and you will find some differences between the two parties—especially in my home state of Minnesota

https://ballotpedia.org/Minnesota_Supreme_Court_elections,_2020

“As of October 2020, five judges on the court were appointed by a Democratic governor and two judges were appointed by a Republican governor. Thissen’s win maintained the court’s existing 5-2 liberal majority”

“…. insufficient capacity is a real problem. The agency wants more than $21 million from the upcoming state budget…”

What!? 😲 They want more money? 😳
I’m shocked…. shocked, I tell you! 😝 🤣

Last edited 1 year ago by David🔱