United States v. Comstock. Supreme Court Review of Civil Commitment Under the Adam Walsh Act

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Powers and duties.

United States.

Child abuse.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2010

Summary:

Reviews United States volume Comstock, concerning extent of Congressional authority under P.L. 109-248, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, which authorizes civil commitment of sexually dangerous persons in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons or the Attorney General. Considers impact of Supreme Court ruling on Federal statutes permitting civil commitment on other mental grounds of prisoners scheduled for release, and permitting imposition of a term of supervised release to be served after inmates are released from prison

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Microfiche version Library of CongressCongressional Research Service United States v Comstock

Publisher Number:

CRS-2010-AML-0305

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