Oregon Doctors Warned That a Killer and Rapist Would Likely Attack Again. Then the State Released Hi
Charles Longjaw was being held at the Oregon State Hospital after being found insane. Oregon changed its interpretation of the law and he was released, raising questions about how states manage violent offenders with mental illness.
by Jayme Fraser, the Malheur Enterprise April 25, 5:30 a.m. EDT
This article was produced in partnership with the Malheur Enterprise, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network.
In September 2015, Oregon’s Psychiatric Security Review Board faced a decision with potentially momentous consequences for public safety. Sitting before them in a small hearing room at the state hospital was Charles Longjaw, a 50-year-old killer and rapist judged to be guilty except for insanity.
A state psychologist warned that Longjaw was likely to resume his abuse of alcohol and drugs if the board released him from strict supervision. Once drunk or high, he would be unable to restrain impulses that had previously led to a brutal murder, an attempted murder and a vicious rape. He would attack again if “he feels disrespected or threatened in some fashion,” she wrote. “The victim could be a stranger or a friend.”
For reasons that have much to do with the limits of Oregon law, the three board members present that day decided to release Longjaw, regardless of the danger. Under the relevant state statute, the board concluded, he could no longer be classified as criminally insane.
“You are discharged,” the chairwoman said.
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animal to live his life freely. Disgusting. 
and then a year later he did it again....................
Perhaps they need to be institutionalized, along with him.
