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Wisconsin prosecutors have decided not to charge anyone in connection with the death of a mental hospital patient, police said Wednesday.
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Read More »Jailed, some mentally ill inmates land in lockdown
Jail inmates with serious mental illnesses In Dane County are routinely kept in isolation cells about 6 feet wide.
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Read More »Man found mentally ill in fatal Madison beating
A homeless man has been ordered committed to a state mental hospital for up to 46 years for the fatal beating of another homeless man in Madison.
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Read More »Jury: Killer to remain in mental hospital
A Portage County jury has decided that a man who killed his grandfather with scissors 25 years ago will remain in a mental hospital.
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Read More »Compromise found for involuntary commitment bill
Lawmakers struck a compromise Tuesday on legislation meant to remove obstacles to the involuntary treatment of people suffering from mental illnesses.
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Read More »Man who shot cops to be released by Sept. 30 (UPDATE)
After successfully pleading insanity while on trial for killing two police officers in 1975, a sane Wisconsin man who spent 38 years in a mental hospital learned Friday he'd be a free man within 10 days.
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Read More »Killer might have been better off in prison
Alan Randall may have been better off going to prison for killing two Wisconsin police officers in 1975. He might have been freed in his early 30s, with most of his life still ahead of him.
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Read More »Insanity defenses face long odds
Despite a few recent cases in which a mental defense was raised, local judges, attorneys and court observers say there has been a decline in the frequency of the defense.
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Read More »Man pleads insanity in saw attack on ex-girlfriend
A man accused of trying to kill his ex-girlfriend with a camping saw has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease in Ashland County Circuit Court.
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Read More »Defense: SD bars death sentence for mentally ill
Defense lawyers for a man who admitting killing a 75-year-old Sioux Falls woman in her home last summer contend South Dakota law does not allow for the execution of a mentally ill inmate.
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Read More »Police may be sued for releasing mentally ill detainee, rules 7th Circuit
Police officers who arrested a woman who exhibited symptoms of a mental health disorder in a safe location but released her into a dangerous neighborhood may be sued under §1983, the 7th Circuit has ruled.
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Read More »Defendant in beating death changes plea
One of two defendants charged with fatally beating a man at a farm in Calumet County has changed his plea.
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Read More »7th Circuit decision limited to sexual abuse cases
Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court held that need for rehabilitation is not an appropriate basis for imprisonment.
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Read More »2010AP385 Wright v. Allstate Casualty Co.
Insurance Intentional acts exclusion; mental illness An intentional acts exclusion in a homeowners policy applies, even if the insured lacks the mental capacity to govern his conduct. “While Wright correctly articulates Wicka’s logic, and while cases in several states do ...
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