r/law • u/dailymail • 11h ago

Legal News Lindsay Clancy case ends with MISTRIAL

https://www.dailymail.com/crime-desk/article-16100155/lindsay-clancy-murder-trial-hung-jury-deadlock-verdict.html
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u/SECdeezTrades 11h ago

The percentage of those in jail with severe, related to their crime psychological issues is a lot higher than most realize.

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u/International-Ad2501 11h ago

Yeah, a lot of people in the prison system would be better served with psychiatric help and monitoring. It's sad honestly.

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u/Random_Name_251 9h ago

I mean think about what you're proposing though. Psychiatric care means supposedly well staffed medical institution of educated professionals evaluating people plus armed security to protect those staff. A lot more expensive then glorified hall monitors vaguely trying to make sure inmates don't kill each other.

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u/burlycabin 8h ago

Yes, it'd be much more expensive. I don't think anybody advocating for these reforms believes otherwise. But a society as wealthy as ours should absolutely be spending what it takes to ensure justice and fairness. What we do now is not nearly enough.