Month: January 2021

Virginia bill would end civil commitment of sex offenders

One has to surmise the cost of warehousing human beings at a cost of approximately $175,000 per person per year as cited by others and a minuscule recidivist rate the cost for something they ‘might do’ is no object. The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services said the recidivism rate for people released from the center is currently estimated at about 2%.

Child Pornography Sentencing in the Sixth Circuit

ABSTRACT This Symposium Essay explores and analyzes the Sixth Circuit’s approach to child pornography sentencing. It critiques the Sixth Circuit’s decision to apply heightened scrutiny to below-Guideline sentences for child pornography possession. . In addition to presenting a critique of…