Revisions to allow detention extension for mentally ill criminal offenders
01/28/2022 07:16 PM
Taiwan's Legislature passed an amendment Thursday that will make it possible for criminal offenders with mental issues to be kept in psychiatric detention beyond the existing five-year limit, but no cap was placed on how long they can be held.
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