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MN - Nonprofit Might Offer Pathway to Re-Entry for Violent Sex Offenders

Original Article 03/02/2011 By Bruce S Trachtenberg Can sex offenders thought to be too dangerous, even after serving time in prison, ever be allowed to re-enter society? In Minnesota, state officials hope to find out through a program they're initiating with help from a nonprofit. According to Minnesota Public Radio, the state has never permanently released violent sex offenders from confinement in special treatment centers where they're sent after serving prison sentences. This week, though, the Minnesota Department of Human Services, which runs the state's Sex Offender Program, signed a contract with Community Re-Entry Services, handing over responsibility for its first sex offender, [name withheld], and perhaps more later. If a review panel of the Minnesota Supreme Court agrees, the 68-year-old [name withheld], who has spent decades confined to treatment for a history of assaults that date back three decades, would be released into the care of Community Re-entry Services...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on March 04, 2011 (boomark / email).