Stabbing Case Shows Lapses in Treatment for the Mentally Ill (New York)
[Daniel St. Hubert in custody. Photo: Victor J. Blue for NYTimes] During much of his five years of incarceration for choking his mother with an electrical cord, Daniel St. Hubert was prone to aggressive outbursts and violence , assaulting inmates and correctional workers. It took three years before he was even deemed psychologically fit to stand trial. After years of mandatory therapy designed to stabilize him, he began to show signs of improvement: In the last six months, he had...