For the first time in its history, McNeil Island is releasing more patients than it's taking in
Chances are high that you’ve never been to McNeal Island before.
Few have - the island, located in the Puget Sound, southwest of Tacoma, isn’t accessible to the general public.
The only people that are allowed are staff and pre-screened visitors at the Washington State Special Commitment Center - the first post-prison institution for people designated as sexually violent predators.
Around 515 people have been detained in the Special Commitment Center program since 1990.
But now, a new report from the Seattle Times shows that, for the first time in its history, the center is releasing more…
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