When people feel they have nothing and are hopeless, then that actually causes an increase in the likelihood that they'll return to the life of crime,
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Here we're talking about somebody who was considered for civil commitment - a high-risk offender who is going to need intensive treatment and monitoring well after leaving the center - but there is nothing in the law that accounts for that.Jill Levenson
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