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Bill would restore ability to evaluate sex offenders

By "eAdvocate"

3-30-2011 Nevada: The Senate Judiciary Committee has recommended passage of a bill to restore the parole board's ability to evaluate inmates who committed sex crimes in another state. Board Chairman Connie Bisbee told the committee legal changes made in a previous session effectively blocked the board from ordering a psychological evaluation panel for inmates unless the sex crime they committed occurred in Nevada. She said they aren't able to order a psychological evaluation for inmates who are in Nevada's prison system for a non-sex offense but who have a prior history of sex offenses in another state. ?This would allow the board to look at these offenses and say, I think we need a psych panel,? she said. She told the committee without a psych-panel evaluation, the board can be put in the position of denying parole to an inmate who might otherwise be eligible...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on March 30, 2011 (boomark / email).