This violent crime was committed by 17 year-old Eric Clark. ... According to law, this is a sufficient basis for showing he lacked the requisite mental state required as an element of the charged crime. ... Her recollection of tortured patients, abandonment, and cruel and unsual treatment and punishment in the Kings Park Mental Institution shows the disparities in the treatment and amount of mentally ill people compared to the amount of resources they have. ... Mentally ill people are often targeted as the reason for violence and crime in the country, therefore furthering the stigma. ... In Jo...

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