Hinckley has now been incarcerated at St. Elisabeth's Hospital for the criminally insane, where other failed assassins, such as Richard Lawrence, also came to reside, to live out their days in obscurity.  Recently Hinckley has been in the news for his efforts to obtain regular furlough priviledges.  Although today he and his parents maintain that he is cured of his obsessions, his  journey to whatever degree of mental health he has currently attained has been marked by a series of  setbacks, such as collecting pictures of Jodi Foster, stalking a female therapist, or writing to Charles Manson.  Since 1990, Hinckley has, according to doctors, made considerable progress in his mental health treatment. In 1992 he was taken off psychiatric medications and allowed to wander the hospital grounds unsupervised.   One element of stability in his life is his relationship with former patient Leslie deVeau, who is now a social worker at St. Elizabeth's.  In 1982, deVeau  killed her 10 year old daughter and attempted unsuccessfully to kill herself.  Her left arm suffered such massive injuries that it required amputation.  Like Hinckley, deVeau  was found not guilty by reason of  insanity.  Unlike Hinckley, she was released after spending four years at St. Elizabeth's, which might be seen as a measure of the comparitave value of life. As of 1998, Leslie and John have been dating for ten years.