Civil Commitment Advisory Task Force reports and resources

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Reports from the task force

• Final Report of the Sex Offender Civil Commitment Advisory Task Force (Dec. 2, 2013) (PDF)
• First Report from the Task Force to the Commissioner of DHS (Dec. 3, 2012) (PDF)

Presentations

• Presentation from Dr. Michael Thompson, task force member, on sex offender risk assessment (PDF)
• Presentation of Bill Donnay, director, Risk Assessment and Community Notification, Department of Corrections (PDF)
• Presentation of John Kirwin, assistant Hennepin County attorney (PDF)
• Presentation of Mark Ostrem, Olmsted County attorney and task force member (PDF)
• Nancy Johnston, executive director, Minnesota Sex Offender Program (PDF)

Reports

• Psychopathic Personality Commitment Law 1994 (Office of the Legislative Auditor)
• Sex Offender Treatment Programs 1994 (Office of the Legislative Auditor)
• Community Supervision of Sex Offenders 2005 (Office of the Legislative Auditor)
• Involuntary Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators: Comparing State Laws 2005 (Washington State Institute for Public Policy)
• Comparison of State Laws Authorizing Involuntary Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators: 2006 Update, Revised 2007 (Washington State Institute for Public Policy)
• Options for Managing the Growth and Cost of the Minnesota Sex Offender Program: Facility Study 2011 (PDF) (Department of Human Services)
• Civil Commitment of Sex Offenders 2011 (Office of the Legislative Auditor)
• Sex Offenders and Predatory Offenders: Minnesota Criminal and Civil Regulatory Laws 2012 (PDF) (Minnesota House of Representatives, House Research Department)

Other resources

• SPP/SDP Civil Commitment Screening and Associated Sexual Re-offense Rates (from the Department of Corrections) (PDF)
• Sex Offender Civil Commitment Statutes from U.S. Jurisdictions (PDF)
• Summary of other states' laws on Less Restrictive Alternatives (PDF)
• Minnesota Laws and Rules Relating to Less Restrictive Alternatives to Commitment in a Secure Treatment Facility (PDF)
• Summary of Legislative Auditor Evaluation Report (PDF)
• Summary of DHS 2011 Recommendations (PDF)
• Information from Governor Pawlenty's 2004-05 Commission on Sex Offender Policy (PDF)
• Key Recommendations from Minnesota Department of Corrections 2007 Report (PDF)
• Summary of points and authorities underlying the claims made in Karsjens (PDF)
• December 2011 draft of non-introduced bill (PDF)
• Karsjens, et al. vs. Jesson, et al.; Order (Judge Boylan), Oct. 11, 2012 (PDF)
• Order of Commissioner Jesson appointing task force members, Oct. 5, 2012 (PDF)
• Karsjens, et al. vs. Jesson, et al.; Court Order, Oct. 5, 2012 (PDF)
• Karsjens, et al. vs. Jesson, et al., Order (Judge Frank), Oct. 5, 2012 (PDF)
• Karsjens, et al. vs. Jesson, et al.; Court Order, Aug. 15, 2012 (PDF)
• Order of Commissioner Jesson creating Task Force, Aug. 21, 2012 (PDF)
• Sex Offender Civil Commitment in Minnesota conference materials, Jan. 19, 2012
• Minn. Stat. 253B (Civil Commitment) (PDF)
• Selected orders from the U.S. District Court in the state of Washington:
  • 1994 order (PDF)
  • 2007 order (PDF)