Section 532.010, RSMo 1994. Rule 91 proceedings are limited to determining the facial validity of confinement. State ex rel. He is not seeking to be immediately discharged or bailed or otherwise relieved at this time. We find Bonner is being lawfully restrained at least until his original release date of December 26, 2000.
Mandamus compels performance of an act by one who has a duty to perform it.
State ex rel. Where appropriate, courts may treat a petition for habeas corpus as a petition for mandamus. All persons imprisoned by the department of corrections for sexual assault offenses shall be required to successfully complete the programs developed pursuant to subsection 1 of this section. The prohibition against ex post facto laws prohibits any law that provides for punishment for an act that was not punishable when it was committed or that imposes an additional punishment to that in effect at the time the act was committed. However, the statute does not disadvantage Bonner.