Mandatory Admission of Guilt in Sex Offender Programs

摘要

In 2000, the Pennsylvania General Assembly enacted 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 9718.1 (2001). The statute provides that sex offenders` eligibility for parole is contingent on attending and participating in a Department of Corrections sex offender program. In Newman v. Beard , 617 F.3d 775 (3rd Cir.