Write letters or send emails to people in the legal and political systems, to show your awareness of civil commitment programs' abuses, and to express support for improving and reforming these systems. Purchase and distribute a copy of Whitestone's collection of case laws and other writings pertaining to the civil commitment of sex offenders after they have completed their prison terms. A very small population of sex offenders has been identified by controlling agencies as likely to commit crimes in the future. These men are not deemed ready for civil commitment until after they have served their prison terms. However, many of these men were never treated while in prison, and it is only after the fact that state officials recognize intervention might be appropriate.
Sex offenders have a relatively low overall recidivism rate.
Some individuals who have been committed to these programs have only one offense on their record. Typically, sex offenders are the litmus test for future laws that will affect all prisoners, since sex offenders are considered expendable even in the legal and prison systems.