the state as a potential" sexually violent predator." 2 For the four months prior to his arrest, B.
lived and worked in the community, reporting to the Department of Corrections as required
after serving his full prison sentence for two 1987 second degree rape convictions. 3 He was
employed and had just obtained a new job to go fishing in Alaska when he was arrested. 4
The state does not accuse B. of committing a new offense. Yet the state does seek to lock …