Legal Opinion
United States v. Wetmore
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 26, 2012No. 11-1626PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (“Adam Walsh Act”), Pub.L. No. 109-248, tit. III, § 302(4), 120 Stat. 587, 620-22 (codified at 18 U.S.C. §§ 4247-4248 (2006)), allows the federal government to seek civil commitment of “sexually dangerous persons” already in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”). Once ordered so committed by a federal court, the person is confined to a treatment facility until its director or a court finds that the person is no longer sexually dangerous to others, or will not be dangerous if released under a prescribed…
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