Sentences with phrase «civil confinement»
"Civil confinement" refers to the legal practice of detaining individuals deemed dangerous to society, even after they have completed their criminal sentences. It is a form of confinement that focuses on protecting the public from potential harm rather than punishing the individual. Full definition
He asks Schneiderman for explanation for vote against a bill for civil confinement for sexual predators.
nystateofpolitics.com
The Legislature quickly passed the reform; it was a fast and early victory — others rapidly followed: ethics reform and civil confinement of sex predators, both of which had also been stalled for years.
Schneiderman says he has voted in favor of other civil confinement bills in the past, but that the bill in question was too broad.
«However, he would be happy to comment on the campaign of «Don't take me literally» Schneiderman, specifically his 12 years in the Albany cesspool, his lack of any law enforcement experience, his radical social agenda, his ranking as one of the worst senator for jobs, his 12 votes to raise taxes, his votes against civil confinement for sex offenders, and his attempted cover - up of a hit and run....
The state Office of Mental Health, which operates the Central New York Psychiatric Center and other civil confinement facilities, said the agency is within its rights to ban participation in conference calls.
«In 2007, Eric Schneiderman was one of only eight state Senators to vote against S. 3318, a bi-partisan bill crafted by former Attorney General and Gov. Eliot Spitzer, mandating civil confinement for dangerous convicted sex offenders — individuals, whom after evaluation, were deemed at high - risk to commit additional sex crimes,» Donovan said in a news release.
«The truth is, Eric Schneiderman is a father and leading victims advocate who has voted for many civil confinement bills, but with this particular one, Eric shared the concerns of major organizations like the NYC Bar Association and the Downstate Crime Victims Coalition, who all feared the bill was too broadly written and might be misapplied.
In today's NY Post, I express my concern for a State Supreme Court decision invalidating the state's civil confinement law for sexual predators.
David talks to Assemblyman Joseph Lentol of Brooklyn's 50th Assembly district about last week's special legislative session dealing with civil confinement.
Tedisco also gives an update on civil confinement, franchise rights for New York's thoroughbred industry, and much more.
Saffran, also an attorney, ran an organization called Citizens for the Community Interest, which fights what it considers the excesses of civil rights advocacy, and promotes anti-loitering laws and civil confinement of mentally ill homeless people who threaten passers - by.
The U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is examining New York's controversial system of civil confinement for sex offenders, which allows convicted sex offenders to be kept in secure psychiatric hospitals indefinitely after their prison terms.
Silver talks about ongoing budget negotiations in Albany, healthcare reform, education, ethics, civil confinement, his relationship with Governor Spitzer and much more
They'll also talk about the sub-prime mortgage crisis, redistricting, civil confinement for sex offenders and much more.
He also talks about his relationship with the new governor, conflicts with other law enforcement agencies, civil confinement, Rockafeller drug law reforms and much more.
«The Demise of Ozzie and Harriet: Effective Punishment of Domestic Abusers,» 17:2 New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement (1992)
[jounal] Reilly, S.A / 1992 / Incarcerated Mothers and the Fator Care System in Massachusetts: Working Together to Preserve Parental Rights / New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement 18: 130 ~ 132