Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity

2:45 AM to 3:45 AM
Tuesday 26 November
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Season 1 Episode 1 of 2

The journalist immerses himself in the world of Ohio's maximum security state psychiatric hospitals, meeting patients who have committed crimes - some horrifically violent - while suffering from severe mental illnesses. In the first of a two-part programme, Louis spends time with patients who are attempting to come to terms with what they have done and talks to the clinicians entrusted with delivering the treatment it is hoped will one day lead to their reintegration back into society

Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity airs on BBC Three HD at 2:45 AM, Tuesday 26 November. (Subtitles.)
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Documentary
Louis Theroux
Presenter
Jamie Pickup
Director
Aysha Rafaele
Executive Producer