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We will only be posting links and information related to civil commitment. As to links to other websites, we may or may not agree with what is posted there, but they are posted soas to have as complete a reference source on civil commitment as possible. Unfortunately there is so little dedicated to this subject, and rare support sites. Should you know of any other related reference or source that could be posted here please let us know. We will review anything submitted and may include it. For now have a great day and a better tomorrow. eAdvocate --- Resources --- Professional Organizations Addressing Civil Commitment: State Coverage: Advocate, Website or Blog: Comments: All States Karen Franklin, In the News Excellent site loaded with information on all sorts of topics related to civil commitment. Karen's posts in this blog are here. National Prison & Jail Inmates Look up inmates State and Federal Institutions ... National Sex Offender Civil Commitment Programs Network --SOCCPN-- Mission: To provide a forum to discuss and share information related to the effective management, assessment and treatment of individuals held under civil commitment laws addressing sexual violence and/or sexual dangerousness. National SOL Research.org Their website was established to provide factual information about sex offender laws and their effects on people and society. The purpose of the site is not to advocate a political position, but to provide information that allows people to understand and make informed decisions. National CURE CC Newsletter CURE's Civil Commitment Newsletter. Note: This Newsletter is no longer published, but has been incorporated into CURE-SORT's newsletter. Iowa Iowa-CURE Iowa CURE's Newsletters. Several have UPDATES on Iowa's Civil Commitment Center. National Prison Profiler Complete directory of prisons and jails nationally, including visitor information. National JailExchange Complete directory of prisons and jails nationally, including ability to find folks in ails or prisons. National Prison Handbook Best ail Resource.

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Source: Resource: Comments: California Colinga State Hospital (CSH News) (It appears this has been removed from BlogTalkRadio. Anyone with further info please let us know.) Excellent Blog Talk Radio site. California Defense for SVPs Excellent site loaded with information. Mainly covers California. California Voices of the Gulag The voice of the Civil Detainees confined in Coalinga State Hospital, despite having served their sentences. We alert the public to civil rights violations. California Sex Gulag News from America's (or any country's) expanding sex offender gulags. Its purpose is to point out the many legal, civil rights, and economic problems with civil confinement, ... National Hosprisoners.com Hosprisoners.com is dedicated to the thousands of American citizens who are being held prisoner through various civil commitment laws because they might possibly commit a crime at some time in the future. Minnesota Please Help Chris Krych, an American Citizen! Papers and other documents posted for Chris Krych Minnesota You be the judge (MN-MSOP) Chris Krych exposing injustices of Minnesota's civil commitment facility YouTube Videos Hundreds of Videos on Civil Commitment All sorts of topics covered in these videos

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Source: Resource: Comments: GPO Office Federal Court Cases +++ Acess to all sorts of federal information, and FDsys. Findlaw-1 Court Cases Excellent site. Findlaw 2 Court Cases Excellent site. Cornell Lli Court Cases - States Excellent site. Google Scholar Court Cases Excellent site. Google Search Google Search Tips Excellent site. Leagle Court Cases Excellent site, but, since they have redesigned it, response times stink, but they do have everything I've ever searched for (not trial court decisions though). Blog The Civil-Criminal Distinction Blog Excellent, must watch. Blog 4th Amendment Blog Circuit Links Right Side

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Source: Resource: Comments: All CC States Civil Commitment: A very uncivil proposal Excellent resource about the entire CC topic. State Laws State Child Pornography Laws Hopefully Findlaw is uptodate, always double check. Indiana Cases Indiana Appellate cases Works really nice Colorado Sex Offender Management Board Several Good Reports NY and NJ Cases A Practice Manual for Counsel Representing Sex Offenders Subject to Civil Commitment in New York or New Jersey with Reference to Federal Law Likely dated but a starting point. National State Court Structure Charts Highly informative when trying to understand the structure of various state courts. New York ++ Legal Resources Goes way beyond NY into Federal and the entire web.. All CC States Civil - Criminal Distinction Blog Covers CC issues no matter what state is addressing one.

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