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La. Gov. Scraps Civil Commitment Program

By Corey Rayburnyung

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, the man who in March proposed chemical castration for sex offenders, has now scrapped a proposed post-prison civil commitment program as too expensive. From the Daily Reveille:Lauren Mendes, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Hospitals, said the proposal was dead for the current legislative session."It is a concept that DHH and the governor's office do support and will revisit when it's more financially viable for Louisiana," she said.Rep. Fred Mills' bill would have provided treatment for certain sex offenders after their release from prison. Mills said the program would require about $12 million over five years ? for surveillance equipment, medication and psychiatric evaluations ? an expensive price tag in a year of budget cuts...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on June 09, 2009 (boomark / email).