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The New DU. Reply #26: WA has very strict sex offender laws
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Sat Dec-10-05 01:17 AM
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| 26. WA has very strict sex offender laws |
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Edited on Sat Dec-10-05 01:21 AM by Evergreen Emerald
Two strikes (convictions of certain sex offenses) and they are in for life.
On the first offense--if the child is under 12, the offender is sentenced to a maximum of life with a minimum sentence (that depends on his criminal history).
90 days before the minimum sentence is up he goes before a board who determines if he has made sufficient progress (by doing treatment in custody) that he is not a threat to the community.
If he has they release him and he is on probation-type status for the rest of his life. If he has not made sufficient progress, they keep him in prision and check again in two years.
Also: they are required to go through treatment upon release.
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