Legal Opinion
Edwin C. West v. Kurt Schwebke
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 20, 2003No. 02-4298PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Like most other states, Wisconsin holds some sex offenders past the ends of their prison sentences. Those deemed “sexually violent persons” are subject to civil commitment of indefinite duration under Wis. Stat. ch. 980. See Adams v. Bartow, 380 F.8d 957 (7th Cir.2003). Plaintiffs are among those detained, or committed, under Chapter 980. They were held in the Wisconsin Resource Center until June 2001, when all but one were moved to the Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center. Individual treatment plans used at the Resource Center contemplated the possibility that…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Behrens v. PelletierSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
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