The Virginia Alliance for the Severe Mental Illness Exclusion (VASMIE) is a coalition of organizations that seeks a legal exclusion which protects those with SMI who don’t fit the very narrow insanity defense, but have major mental impairments that make them undeserving of the death penalty.
Recent Posts
Bill to ban death penalty for severely mentally ill clears GOP-controlled Va. Senate
The Washington Post Click here to read full article
Ban on execution of mentally ill moves forward in Virginia Senate
The Daily Press Click here to read full article
It’s cruel but not unusual for Virginia to execute the seriously mentally ill
By Paul O’Shea – The Blue View Click here to read full article
SMI Fact Sheet
VASMIE has designed a fact sheet to help explain SMI Legislation
