Section 2 Medical Care and Treatment System for Mentally Ill

The medical care and treatment system for mentally ill aims to improve the mental condition of offenders who have been committed seriously harmful act and who have been declared legally insane and to prevent the recurrence of such acts by providing consistent and appropriate medical care and observations/instruction necessary in securing medical care for them, thereby facilitating their reintegration back into society. It has been implemented in accordance with the Act on Medical Care and Treatment for Insane Persons, etc.