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May 2019 • Volume 5 • Number 3 •

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May 2019 Mental Health Law Newsletter

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In This Issue

Illinois Supreme Court issues new rule regarding use of restraints in mental health and disability cases

By Meryl Camin Sosa

The Illinois Supreme Court has issued Supreme Court Rule 296, which requires that trial courts not use restraints on individuals involved in Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code proceedings unless the court conducts a separate hearing on the record as to the necessity for restraints.

Appellate update

By Barbara Goeben

Summaries of two recent cases, In re Christopher C. and In re Bonnie S.

Legislative proposal would reduce gun violence, preserve owners’ rights

By Angella W. Molvig

HB 2883 proposes to amend Illinois gun laws to include the creation of a voluntary "do note sell" database, which the Department of State Police would be required to consult before authorizing a firearm sale.

Pandora’s box: The predicament of incarcerating mentally ill defendants in the Illinois Department of Corrections

By Timothy James Ting

For many inexperienced prosecutors and defense attorneys, there may not be much of an understanding of the services that are offered by the Illinois Department of Corrections for mentally ill defendants and the difficulties in rehabilitating mentally ill offenders upon their release.

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