DEVRIES FREED UNCONDITIONALLY vs

A SAN JOSE JUDGE RULED THIS AFTERNOON THAT CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER BRIAN DEVRIES WILL BE GIVEN AN UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE. THE DECISION GOES AGAINST A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PSYCHOLOGIST WHO TREATED DEVRES, BECAUSE 3 OTHER EXPERTS FOUND HIM READY FOR SOCIETY. THE 45 YEAR OLD DEVRES, WHO HAS BEEN LIVING IN A TRAILER ON THE GROUNDS OF SOLEDAD PRISON, IS THE FIRST GRADUATE OF THE STATE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS. HE ALSO CHOSE TO BE CASTRATED DEVRES WORE A MONITORING DEVICE FOR THE LAST YEAR, THAT TRACKED HIS EVERY MOVE. NOW HE MUST ONLY REGISTER WITH POLICE, AND IS THEN FREE TO LIVE AND TRAVEL WHERE HE WANTS. THE JUDGE EXPLAINED HIS DECISION BY SAYING DEVRIES HAD DONE SO MUCH TO REHABILITATE HIMSELF AND PAY HIS DEBT TO SOCIETY, HE DESERVED FREEDOM.