{"id":235598,"date":"2021-09-27T15:36:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T20:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=235598"},"modified":"2021-09-28T08:06:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T13:06:48","slug":"john-hinckley-jr-granted-unconditional-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=235598","title":{"rendered":"Judge approves plan,  Hinckley unconditional release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/john-hinckley-assassinate-reagan-granted-unconditional-release\/story?id=80262834\">(ABC News<\/a>)\u00a0 A federal judge approved a plan Monday to unconditionally release John Hinckley Jr., who had shot and wounded former President Ronald Reagan in 1981, from all remaining court-ordered restrictions, if he continues to follow rules and agrees to undergo regular mental health examinations.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Friedman said he plans on issuing his ruling on the plan later this week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/wireStory\/judge-ending-restrictions-john-hinckley-80253453\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"allCNXContent\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"InlineElement InlineElement--desktop InlineImage\" aria-label=\"Image\">\n<figure class=\"Image aspect-ratio--parent InlineImage--image\">\n<div class=\"RatioFrame aspect-ratio--auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper Image__Wrapper--relative\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/s.abcnews.com\/images\/US\/Hinckley-2-ap-er-210927_1632770445310_hpEmbed_3x2_608.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/s.abcnews.com\/images\/US\/Hinckley-2-ap-er-210927_1632770445310_hpEmbed_3x2_384.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 413px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/s.abcnews.com\/images\/US\/Hinckley-2-ap-er-210927_1632770445310_hpEmbed_3x2_992.jpg\" alt=\"PHOTO: U.S. Marshalls escort John Hinckley Jr. as he returns to a marine base via helicopter in Quantico, Va., Aug. 8, 1981.\" data-mptype=\"image\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"Caption__Wrapper\">\n<div class=\"Caption\">\n<div class=\"Caption__Meta Caption__Meta--flex\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image Logo Caption__Logo Logo__xs\" src=\"https:\/\/s.abcnews.com\/assets\/dtci\/icomoon\/svg\/camera.svg\" alt=\"Barry Thumma\/AP, FILE\" data-mptype=\"image\" \/><span class=\"RichText Caption__Meta__Text\">Barry Thumma\/AP, FILE<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"Caption__TextWrapper\">\n<div class=\"Caption__Text\" aria-live=\"polite\"><span class=\"Truncate Truncate--collapsed\"><span class=\"RichText\">U.S. Marshalls escort John Hinckley Jr. as he returns to a marine base via helicopter in Q&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hinckley, who was previously granted conditional release in 2016, was allowed to stay at his mother&#8217;s home in Williamsburg, Virginia. Since then, he has been kept under regular court-ordered supervision and mandated therapy.<\/p>\n<p>Hinckley, now 66, is not allowed to own a gun, contact Raegan&#8217;s children, other victims or their families, or actress Jodie Foster &#8211; who he was obsessed with at the time of the 1981 shooting.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"CalloutLink\">\n<div class=\"CalloutLink-item\"><a class=\"AnchorLink CalloutLink-text\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/wireStory\/judge-ending-restrictions-john-hinckley-80253453\" data-track-moduleofclick=\"Callout\" data-track-position=\"1\" data-track-ctatext=\"MORE-John-Hinckley-who-shot-Reagan-to-be-freed-from-oversight\">MORE: John Hinckley, who shot Reagan, to be freed from oversight<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Friedman said Hinckley could be released from all court supervision by June 2022, if he continues to follow those rules.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/wireStory\/judge-ending-restrictions-john-hinckley-80253453\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Associated Press<\/a>, Hinckley has displayed no symptoms of active mental illness, no violent behavior and no interest in weapons since 1983, said Friedman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(ABC News)\u00a0 A federal judge approved a plan Monday to unconditionally release John Hinckley Jr., who had shot and wounded former President Ronald Reagan in 1981, from all remaining court-ordered restrictions, if he continues to follow rules and agrees to undergo regular mental health examinations. 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