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Mentally ill murderers go free without any mandate for compliance, putting the burden again on the correctional system to deal with mental health issues.
A public defender tells the Reno Gazette Journal: "I see AB193 as a codification of one of the criminal justice system's 'dirty little secrets,' namely that the jails and prison systems have become the primary mental health providers in our communities."
Legislators take issue with pleas of insanity
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Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.