I worked as a nurse at the FL Civil Committment Center a few years back on assignment. That is a place where those convicted of sexual crimes may be forced to go after completing their sentences. It isn't a mental health place, it's a prison, and for good reason. No amount of jail or therapy changes what these guys are attracted to when it comes to pedophiles. We had one 'resident as they were referred to' come back after release a week later begging to be let back in because he knew he would reoffend. If you didn't know any better, most of the men in there for sexual abuse of minors seemed like great guys until you read their charts. I'm talking super nice, seemingly normal men. I'm just referring to the experience with the pedophile convicts. The therapy staff used all kinds of tools to try to establish the chance of reoffending before release, including a sort of penis polygraph. It is my belief and opinion, that the desire will always be there for these men, but whether they act on it is a chance I wouldn't want to gamble on. I think one judge and two medical professionals have to sign off on not being a threat before they can be released. It's basically prison time indefinitely after you complete your given sentence. It's been a few years, but maybe it's changed.
