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Michael Perlin shows how the administration of the death penalty deprives persons with mental disabilities of their constitutional rights, and how trial courts and prosecutors consciously flaunt the law. Using real life examples, he brings this often overlooked situation to light and calls for immediate change.

Capital punishment --- Mental health laws --- Mentally ill offenders --- Insanity (Law) --- Legal assistance to people with mental disabilities --- Legal assistance to the mentally handicapped --- Legal representation of people with mental disabilities --- Legal services --- People with mental disabilities