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Lawmakers press to free inmates found not criminally responsible; House advances bill to alter criminal procedure timeline
Summary
Representatives urged action on incarcerated people with severe mental illness who remain in custody beyond statutory timelines. The House reconsidered and later approved a measure tied to expedited release for certain nonprocessable defendants (Senate Project 655).
Representative Denis Márquez LeBrón took a floor turn to press legislators to advance a measure addressing incarcerated persons with severe mental illness who have not been found criminally responsible and who remain confined beyond statutory timelines.
Why this matters: Speakers described people with mental illness confined in correctional facilities for extended periods without adjudication or adequate mental-health treatment and urged legal changes to prevent prolonged detention. The House recorded a vote approving the identified measure later in the session.
Key facts
- Substance of the proposal: The bill discussed (Senate Project 655) proposes amendments to criminal procedure (referred to on the floor as an…
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