SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Congress has permitted the government to commit civilly an incarcerated person whose sentence is due to expire if that person suffers from mental illness that would cause him — if released — to pose a "substantial risk of bodily injury" to another individual or serious damage to property. 18 U.S.C. § 4246...
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