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Old 05-23-2009, 10:14 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Sex Offender e-mail Listing

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Originally Posted by 40sondacurb View Post
California will let them serve their full term in jail and when their sentence is over we commit them to the state mental institution; which can hold the as long as it pleases. But they say the therapy reduces further the chance of re-offending.
Nearly 2/3rds of criminals commit another crime in the first 3 years after leaving prison. LINK By the logic applied here why are we not committing all criminals to the mental institution? One strike and you're out.
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