Patients in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program have a clearly established right to transfer to a reduction in custody in a reasonable amount of time following a transfer order, the Minnesota Supreme Court has held.
(St. Paul, MN) The Minnesota Supreme Court is ruling that civilly committed people must be transferred to a community program within a reasonable amount of time after the request is made. The decision was settled on Wednesday. According to court documents, the Minnesota Commitment Appeals Panel ordered two patients in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program to be transferred to