What happens after a defendant is found not guilty by reason of insanity?

Re:What happens after a defendant is found not guilty by rea... by jrochkind1 on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @05:09PM (#15352376)

I'm not sure prison is likely to lower anyone's risk of re-offending, alas.

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Re:What happens after a defendant is found not guilty by rea... by elevensies on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @05:23PM (#15352477)

It may lower everyone's risk of re-offending by making them older when they get out: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-002-x/2016001/article/14309... (via https://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-002-x/2016001/article/14309... )

Although I guess it would make more sense to be looking at a chart of 2nd offences.

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Re:What happens after a defendant is found not guilty by rea... by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @05:49PM (#15352648)

This is what I was getting at. Keep them sequestered until they’re statistically unlikely to cause further harm. This doesn’t work if you’re locking up pot smokers. It does if you limit long-term prison sentences to violent offenders (and maybe corruption).

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