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British Court Blocks Sex Offender’s Extradition to U.S. Due to “Draconian” Civil Commitment Policies
Loaded on Dec. 15, 2013
published in Prison Legal News
December, 2013, page 54
In June 2012, Britain’s High Court of Justice blocked the extradition of a defendant wanted in Minnesota for sex crimes, stating a “flagrant denial” of his human rights would result if he were subjected to civil commitment under U.S. law.Shawn Sullivan, 43, a dual U.S.-Irish citizen, is wanted for ...
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