The WhitestoneFoundation mailing list offers an advocacy and educational network to discuss the pros and cons of civil commitment of sexual offenders after the terms of their prison sentences are completed. If sex offenders are going to be civilly committed, shouldn't they be treated and released upon their "cure"? And if they are not being treated, why is it costing so much money to house them (9 million a year in Washington State, for 70 residents)? Is it legal to re-incarcerate someone indefinitely after they have already served their time? Why aren't the strike laws sufficient to protect public from sex offenders who might reoffend? How do we morally get away with incarceration on the grounds of possible crimes in the future? Read my article and others written on this topic at our web site. Subscribe to Whitestone, and talk to me and others about this dilemma called the Sexually Violent Predator Law. Are we distorting our Constitution (due process and ex post facto violations prevail in these civil commitment schemes) to generate a false sense of public security?