One of two therapists convicted in the “rebirthing” death of a 10-year-old girl has been released from prison and is completing her sentence in a Denver area halfway house.

In 2001, Watkins and Julie Ponder, 47, were both sentenced to 16 years in prison after being convicted of reckless child abuse resulting in the death of Candace Newmaker.

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday urging states to pass laws against "rebirthing" therapy, which critics say has killed at least five children, including one in Colorado.

The state Court of Appeals in Denver on Thursday upheld the verdict and 16-year prison sentence of a woman convicted in the "rebirthing therapy" death of a 10-year-old girl.

Law Bans Controversial Practice

The Evergreen therapist convicted in the "rebirthing" death of 10-year- old Candace Newmaker will stay in prison.

The Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld the conviction and sentence of psychotherapist Connell Jane Watkins in the "rebirthing" death of 10-year-old Candace Newmaker in April 2000.

Associated Press, July 26, 2003

An O.C. couple say attachment therapy, though linked to deaths, has brought their raging son under control.

AP, Sep. 17, 2002