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: LawReaderU.S. Supreme Court to rule on ?Civil Commitment? of sex offenders. 4th. Circuit Ct. of Appeals had thrown law out which allows sex offenders to be held in jail indefinitely.
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April 6, 2009
The Chief Justice has delayed the release of 77 convicted sex offenders, who have served out their criminal sentence and are being held under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act. Under this act, the courts can order a sex offender be held in jail indefinitely for the protection of the public.
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