Superior Court Judge Dan Klau – Chris Powell column

Tired of mentally ill defendants, courts consider something new

By CHRIS POWELL Connecticut’s courts are tired of dealing with criminal defendants who are mentally ill but not criminally insane. State government has a place for the latter sort of criminals: Whiting Forensic Hospital in Middletown. But they are a small subset of the mentally ill, criminals so sick that they are not responsible forContinue reading “Tired of mentally ill defendants, courts consider something new”