The landmark Supreme Court case of Baxstrom v.Herold

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Baxstrom v. Herold held that persons committed to mental institutions for criminal reasons were entitled to the same procedural protections as those committed for mental health reasons. This meant that they could not be held without adequate procedural safeguards and necessitated the development of new procedures for continued confinement. It did not address the issue of payment for psychiatric treatment, force medication on mentally ill offenders, or allow for the GBMI (Guilty But Mentally Ill) verdict.

The Landmark Supreme Court Case of Baxstrom V.Herold