In Missouri, every sex offender must undergo a psycological evaluation prior to release from confinement to determine if a civil committment hearing should be held in a court to commit the offender in a mental health facility designed to address pedophilia upon release from confinement (Prison).

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The Indiana chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union challenged the statute on behalf of an offender identified only as "John Doe, " who had served 21 months in prison for child exploitation.

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At the same time that the EEOC is practically rewriting the law to add "criminal offender" to the list of protected groups under civil-rights statutes, the agency refuses to disclose whether it uses criminal background checks for its own hiring.

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