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No Driving, No Working, No Dating: Inside A Government Program That Controls The Lives of People Leaving Psych Hospitals

For those found not guilty of a crime by reason of insanity and put into California’s CONREP program, strict supervision can last decades.

Feature • 09.24.2021

He’s Too Mentally Ill to Execute. Why Is He Still on Death Row After 45 Years?

Raymond Riles has been on death row longer than anyone in America. He’s one of many who have languished there for decades with severe mental illnesses.

Death Sentences • 02.04.2021

What Lisa Montgomery Has In Common With Many On Death Row: Extensive Trauma.

Mental illness, childhood abuse and brain injuries affect a large share of those who face the death penalty.

Death Sentences • 01.08.2021

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