How a dubious statistic convinced U.S. courts to approve of indefinite detention

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"And despite the court’s assurances in Hendricks that indefinite
detainment is about treatment, not punishment, that doesn’t seem to be
how it has worked out in the real world."

Unfortunately yet another fraught area of the law where strong emotions
can bypass evidence-based processes.  Via Yonatan Zunger.

Cheers,
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