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Part 1

Louis immerses himself in the world of Ohio's state psychiatric hospitals, meeting patients who have committed crimes - at times horrifically violent - while in the grip of severe mental illness. They have been found not guilty by reason of insanity and ordered by the courts to secure psychiatric facilities to receive the treatment that it is hoped will, one day, lead to their reintegration back into society. In this first of two parts, Louis spends time with patients attempting to come to terms with their crimes and the clinicians entrusted with helping to make them safe. And he investigates the difficult question - when is a patient with a serious crime in their past ready to be returned to the outside world?

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  • Originally Aired March 22, 2015
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-MA
  • Network BBC Two
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  • Created May 12, 2017 by
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  • Modified July 17, 2023 by
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Name Type Role
Louis Theroux Writer
Jamie Pickup Director