Number	23028
Subject	Sex Offenders
Source	Bee (Sacramento, Calif.)
State	CA
Year	2006
Publication Date	02/13/2006; 02/14/2006; 02/15/2006
Summary	The Sacramento Bee investigates as a decade after the state of California adopted the nation's toughest laws regarding sexually violent predators, enforcement has fallen short of expectations. Those deemed to have the highest risk of being repeat offenders "were sent to Atascadero State Mental Hospital following their prison terms." But of 54 molesters released from the mental hospital, "none had gone through the full treatment regimen designed for them" and worse, "more than two-thirds underwent no treatment at all." In addition, "those who refused treatment had been released to society with fewer restrictions and less monitoring than the four who had completed the five-stage program."
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	67
Keywords	Atascadero State Mental Hospital; California sex-offender laws; sexual predators; child molesters
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