Oregon sex offender terms apply to nonoffenders

2-4-2010 Oregon:

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled the state parole board can treat some inmates like sex offenders after release from prison even if they were not serving time for any sex crime convictions.

The court ruled Thursday that the Oregon Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision can base those sex offender conditions on an inmate's criminal history and background, rather than the other crimes resulting in conviction.

The ruling involved two inmates, one convicted of drug crimes and the other convicted of assault and weapons charges.

Both inmates had been charged with sex offenses in the past, but those charges were either dismissed or reduced to lesser offenses. ..Source..