Revisions to allow detention extension for mentally ill criminal offenders

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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