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http://staugustine.com/news/florida-news/2013-07-11-0#.UeFCq21xNLQ
It’s impossible to know what treatment, if any, that 56-year-old Donald James Smith — arrested June 22 in 8-year-old Cherish’s death — may have received in state prison.
Florida Department of Corrections spokeswoman Ann Howard said Smith’s probation file has been destroyed due to their retention policy to keep records for three to five years. Most of the prison file is also gone, she said, but even if it were available, information about his mental health treatment would be protected by federal health privacy laws.
He was required to see a counselor during parole, records show, and for three years, he was detained in the Florida Civil Commitment Center for treatment under a law for violent sexual offenders. But even there, patients can’t be forced to take part in counseling.
It’s impossible to know what treatment, if any, that 56-year-old Donald James Smith — arrested June 22 in 8-year-old Cherish’s death — may have received in state prison.
Florida Department of Corrections spokeswoman Ann Howard said Smith’s probation file has been destroyed due to their retention policy to keep records for three to five years. Most of the prison file is also gone, she said, but even if it were available, information about his mental health treatment would be protected by federal health privacy laws.
He was required to see a counselor during parole, records show, and for three years, he was detained in the Florida Civil Commitment Center for treatment under a law for violent sexual offenders. But even there, patients can’t be forced to take part in counseling.