In a greater than 5,300-word article, ProPublica (11/14, Fraser, Muldowney, Sandoval, Mierjeski), in partnership with the Malheur Enterprise, conducted “a comprehensive new analysis” in which they found that “about 35 percent of people found criminally insane in Oregon and then let out of supervised psychiatric treatment were charged with new crimes within three years of being freed by state officials.” The analysis revealed that “Oregon releases people found not guilty by reason of insanity from supervision and treatment more quickly than nearly every other state in the nation.” What’s more, “the speed at which the state releases the criminally insane from custody is driven by both Oregon’s unique-in-the-nation law and state officials’ expansive interpretation of applicable federal court rulings.”
Related Links:
— “Oregon Board Says Those Found Criminally Insane Rarely Commit New Crimes. The Numbers Say Otherwise, “Jayme Fraser,