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When ‘Not Guilty’ Is a Life Sentence

By Mac McClelland · The New York Times · September 2017
When ‘Not Guilty’ Is a Life Sentence
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"What happens after a defendant is found not guilty by reason of insanity? Often the answer is involuntary confinement in a state psychiatric hospital — with no end in sight."

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