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State's sex offender program questioned

By "eAdvocate"

12-29-2010 New York: The sex offender ? identified in court papers only as "Douglas S." ? was clearly ready for release from a state psychiatric facility, according to a judge. He had accepted the treatment and excelled in the programs. In fact, he was a model example that even pedophile sex offenders considered dangerous by the state ? those civilly committed in a secured facility ? can benefit from treatment to a point where they can be released to community supervision. And Douglas S. even went a step further. He requested and received chemical therapy ? chemical castration in essence ? that experts said made the likelihood that he would commit a new sex crime less than 5 percent. Despite all of that, state Office of Mental Health officials refused to release Douglas S...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on December 29, 2010 (boomark / email).