Mentally ill and the criminal justice system
Mother wants answers as to why son died When Ikram Said’s son was placed in seclusion for up to 23 hours a day, he begged her to hire a lawyer and get him out of…
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Man Not Criminally Responsible for Greyhound Bus Beheading; Victim’s Family Call for Punishment
Justice John Scurfield ruled Thursday that a man accused of beheading and cannibalizing a Greyhound bus passenger is not criminally responsible (“NCR”) due to mental illness. Vince Li’s trial lasted only two days and heard from…