"He wants the federal government to expand the category of dangerous offenders to 'catch those slipping between the cracks.'"

He'd heard about the jail's reputation for handling violent and dangerous offenders.

The legislation requires a three stage process for managing dangerous offenders.

Under previous legislation, the Crown had to prove that the individual qualified as a dangerous offender.

Such individuals must now demonstrate to a court that despite the three convictions, they should not be designated as dangerous offenders.

Obviously, there are dangerous offenders who must be locked up.

"We cannot allow these dangerous offenders to blend back into society simply because 10 years" have passed.

Sells was classified as one of the most violent and dangerous offenders in Texas.

She asked the court to classify him as a "special dangerous offender" and to add 15 years to his sentence, but the judge declined.

He was subsequently declared a dangerous offender and could have been kept in prison for the rest of his life.