The Unconscionable Confinement of Nushawn Williams (2013)
June 10, 2013
Nushawn Williams was supposed to be freed from prison three years ago upon completing his sentence, but he remains incarcerated pending a civil commitment trial to determine if his sexual history and HIV status should earn him indefinite civil commitment as a dangerous sex offender. The Buffalo News reported on June 8, 2013, that civil liberties and HIV advocacy groups are troubled by New York's civil confinement policy. As Catherine Hanssens, the Executive Director of The Center for HIV Law & Policy, noted in the article: "This application of the law is informed by grossly outdated misunderstandings of HIV."
You can read the article here.