The Right to Treatment – The Constitution Holds That an Individual Confined or in Custody Is Entitled to More Than Custodial Care.
The primary holding in O’Connor vs. Donaldson (1975) was that the state has no right to commit an individual to a facility against their will unless such an individual poses a danger to self or others and is incapable of living without state supervision. In this case, however, Donaldson was forcefully confined even though he ... Read More
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