U.S. Appeals Court: SEX OFFENDERS.

• Position: Brief Article

Chambers v. Colorado Dept. of Corrections, 205 F.3d 1237 (10th Cir. 2000). An inmate challenged his classification as a sex offender by a state corrections department and the district court granted summary judgment to the department. The appeals court affirmed in part and reversed in part. The appeals court held that the requirement that the offender participate in a sex offender treatment program was not an ex post facto violation, but that the inmate had a procedural...