News...or is it?

I came across this article in Saturday's Houston Chronicle and I just couldn't decide how I felt about it? Maybe someone out there in blog land can tell me; why is this news? From all accounts this man is mentally ill. He is in jail for a heinous crime against his family and now he is doing harm to himself. Where is the advocate for this individual? Why is he on death row? Was it press coverage that got him the mental assistance he is now receiving? While I hate hate hate comparisons, especially ones involving sex and/or race, why wasn't this case handled similarly to the Andrea Yates case? Why was it clear to them that she was mentally unstable and its just the opposite for this young man? His crimes were committed about three years after the Yates case so in my opinion they had a point of reference. In her original case, they did convict her and gave her life in prison -not put her on death row. In a subsequent trial, she was found not guilty and sent to a mental institution.  I hope he is afforded the same opportunity.....