The Not Criminally Responsible Rules

In 19 91, the laws around how these kinds of crimes are dealt with drastically changed. Anyone who falls under the not criminally responsible rules is no longer treated as a criminal. Offenders like matthew de grod are treated in a secure psychiatric facility. From there, status reviews by a panel of experts are conducted on an annual basis. They'll determine Matthews mental health has changed over that time period and whether he still poses a risk to the community. After this, they can make decisions on whether he should get more freedoms. The second review hearing was held nine months later, in april of two thousand 17. Three years after the stabbings, and almost a year after Matthew