Guilty Except for Insanity (2010)

A psychology professor returns to the Oregon State Hospital, the location of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and recounts the stories of real patients who live in this famous hospital for the criminally insane. As patients and staff try to make sense of each juncture in the road, from getting arrested and surviving the wards to reentering the community, the stories tell a larger tale of broken lives and raggedy safety nets, and reveal the craziness of an American system where you have to commit a crime to get psychiatric help. The film movingly portrays the deeply complex dilemmas behind the insanity plea, and explores the world of a modern asylum from the perspectives of those locked inside the system.