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  2. Special Commitment Center - Wikipedia

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    The Special Commitment Center (SCC) in the US state of Washington is a post-prison-sentence treatment institution for people designated as sexually violent predators, located on McNeil Island. Civil commitment is the subject of controversy because it allows the involuntary civil confinement of a sex offender after the court's sentence has been ...

  3. Sexually violent predator laws - Wikipedia

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    The psychological evaluation would then form the basis of a further trial to determine whether the inmate qualified as a violent sexual predator. Upon such a determination, the inmate would be subject to involuntary commitment at a medical facility until such time as his mental abnormality had changed and it was safe to release him. Id. at 353 ...

  4. Involuntary treatment - Wikipedia

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    All states in the U.S. allow for some form of involuntary treatment for mental illness or erratic behavior for short periods of time under emergency conditions, although criteria vary. Further involuntary treatment outside clear and pressing emergencies where there is asserted to be a threat to public safety usually requires a court order, and ...

  5. New juvenile rehabilitation center coming to Pierce County ...

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    According to the Washington State Health Care Authority, E&T facilities can offer both voluntary and involuntary treatment to individuals with mental health disorders and are designed to provide ...

  6. WA confined hundreds for sexual violence. Then it quietly ...

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    Nearly 3,300 people are incarcerated for sex crimes in Washington state, and an additional 3,500 people are on parole from prison for such crimes, the vast majority male, according to the ...

  7. Involuntary commitment - Wikipedia

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    This treatment may involve the administration of psychoactive drugs, including involuntary administration. In many jurisdictions, people diagnosed with mental health disorders can also be forced to undergo treatment while in the community; this is sometimes referred to as outpatient commitment and shares legal processes with commitment.

  8. Involuntary commitment by country - Wikipedia

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    Under the amended Mental Health Act 2007, which came into force in November 2008 to be detained under Section 3 for treatment, appropriate treatment must be available in the place of detention. Supervised Community treatment orders signifies that people can be discharged to the community on a conditional basis, remaining liable to recall to ...

  9. IL allows voluntary and involuntary care for mental health ...

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    There are many barriers to accessing outpatient treatment, however, and it can be more complicated to implement than inpatient commitment. “The logistics of it are daunting,” Heyrman said.