ABSTRACT
Most sexual offenders are released from prison or jail before their sentences are fully completed. For certain offenders who have chosen or been forced to serve the majority of their sentences inside the walls, there can be precious little time left for adequate treatment. Calvin, a nineteen-year-old man who had molested his thirteen-year-old stepsister on two occasions, was placed on probation and mandated into a treatment program. Government subsidies: These payments generally emanate from the county corrections divisions, which oversee an offender’s treatment program. Unfortunately, most counties do not require empirical proof of efficacy, probably the most important piece of evidence of a program’s abilities but one rarely recorded by busy clinicians. Often, sexual offenders are placed in segregation, even if not abused by other inmates, or they are provided specialized units and therapy programs in preparation for outpatient treatment upon release.
