What happens if Lindsay Clancy wins her insanity defense?

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Lindsay Clancy listens during proceedings in Plymouth Superior Court as jurors consider whether she was criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children.  (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds, Pool)

As jurors continue weighing the fate of Lindsay Clancy, legal experts say a verdict finding her not guilty by reason of mental illness would not result in her immediate release. Instead, Clancy would likely remain under court supervision and face commitment to a psychiatric facility, potentially for years, depending on future evaluations of her mental health and safety risk, local defense lawyers told USA TODAY.

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