An autistic man who has been held in a federal prison for years should be moved into community housing, according to a New Brunswick mental health review board.

That recent decision in a hearing for 32-year-old Devan Tidd was supported by his psychiatrist at the Shepody Healing Centre, the psychiatric wing of Dorchester Penitentiary.

It comes after CBC News reported Tidd was being housed in prison , even though he hadn't been found guilty of any crimes.

Tidd, who has autism and several other mental health conditions, had previously been found not criminally responsible for assault and property damage.

Despite the review board order, the province won't say whether it will provide the funding required to move Tidd into a community setting.

The Shepody Healing Centre is the psychiatric

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