ired), and can last, in theory, for the rest of that person's life. As a result, it does not make much sense for a person charged with less serious felonies or misdemeanors to use the insanity defense. Usually a release hearing or trial is required, and it is very difficult to get a release if the institution believes the person is still a potential danger. Release does not require that the person be "cured." It only requires that he or she no longer pose a danger. In a NBC poll 87 percent of people feared that to many accused murder’s turn to the insanity defense to avoid being sent to prison.# People feel that once a person is sent to a rehabilitation center there is a chance the criminal can get back on the streets. People are afraid that the now patient, could harm again. There is no guarantee, that they will not get out of jail at least for the minimum amount of years ordered. There is a danger though in releasing a criminal with a mental disease, even if they seemed better at the time. The chance of relapse is there, and can happen, this does not put the population at ease. Also if medication is prescribed ,the person might believe they are cued. If they believe that they are cured then they can stop using their medication, causing them to regress in their mental disease, and going back to their pervious behavior. There is no right or wrong theory relating to the insanity plea. The decision of whether some one is sane or insane, varies from the crime, illness, nature, nurture, and the person. For the courts to determine if the person was not in their right mind, they must go through many evaluations. Even after the verdict is placed it is not the end. The patient cannot be placed back into society until it is determined that they are not in danger of hurting themselves or others. ...
