FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A judge has rejected a motion to throw out a
lawsuit filed in December by two-dozen sex offenders who are civilly
committed to the North Dakota state hospital.
The complaint accuses the state of favoring unnecessary punishment
over treatment and violating the rights of the plaintiffs by depriving
them of a realistic opportunity to be released. The suit seeks class-action status for all people who have been
civilly committed to the state hospital as sexually dangerous
individuals. The state had argued that the suit should be dismissed because the
federal government should not be allowed to review the decisions of
state district courts.
Florida
Action Committee (FAC), founded in 2006, is a state-wide consortium
of concerned citizens and professionals whose purpose is to promote the
prevention of sexual abuse while preserving the safety and dignity of all
citizens through carefully structured laws targeting the truly violent, forced,
and/or dangerous predatory acts of sex. FAC believes that many aspects of the
current approach to sex offenders seriously undermine justice and actually
increase the threat of sexual assault against others, particularly children.
FAC opposes a publicized registry of sex offenders and seeks to bring an end to
the humiliation of people who have already paid for their crimes. FAC asserts
that only by supporting justice for all people—offenders and victims alike can
a truly safe society be built and secured for all Americans.
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