Facts
In June 2015, the District Court of Arbon sentenced [X.] to an unconditional total custodial sentence of 15 months for various offences. However, the court ordered an inpatient therapeutic measure pursuant to Art. 59 SCC, as [X.] suffered from a severe mental disorder. [X.] commenced the measure on 1 October 2015. His requests for revocation or conditional release from the measure were rejected by the Office of Corrections, the Department of Justice and Security, and the Administrative Court of the Canton of Thurgau. [X.] subsequently filed a criminal law appeal with the Federal Supreme Court, requesting the revocation of the measure and his release from enforcement.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court dismissed the appeal. It held that the imposition and continuation of the measure under Art. 59 SCC were not objectionable. The diagnosed combined personality disorder with dissocial and emotionally unstable borderline-type traits fulfilled the concept of a "severe mental disorder" within the meaning of this provision. Furthermore, there was a connection between the disorder and the offences, and it could be expected that the risk of further offences would be significantly reduced by the treatment. The Federal…