Overview
- Tyree Smith, who killed Angel Gonzalez in 2011 and consumed parts of his body, was transferred from Whiting Forensic Hospital to a monitored community setting earlier this year.
- The Psychiatric Security Review Board authorized the release under strict conditions that require ongoing treatment and medication adherence.
- A psychiatrist told the board that Smith’s schizophrenia and substance use disorders are in full remission and that he has maintained clinical stability.
- Connecticut Department of Correction records show prior inmate altercations, including an incident at Garner Correctional Facility that resulted in his separation from others.
- Gonzalez’s family, including sister-in-law Talitha Frazier, opposes the decision and raises safety concerns, and Smith previously apologized in court before his insanity verdict.