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Civil commitment for sex offenders strains state budgets
An AP analysis shows 20 states with civil commitment programs will spend nearly 500 million this year to confine and treat about 5,200 offenders deemed too dangerous for release. Minnesota, where Moose Lake expansions loom, costs exceed prison mayhem, with 65 million yearly, while states like Arizona cut costs. The system faces hard budget choices as lawmakers balance public safety with financial pressures.
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