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Judge Boyd schedules behavioral‑health evaluations; behavioral‑health staff to appear June 2
Summary
Judge Stephanie Boyd scheduled behavioral‑health staff to meet with in‑custody defendants on June 2 and discussed DDRF evaluations and referrals to community behavioral‑health services.
SAN ANTONIO — The 187th District Court directed behavioral‑health providers to appear and evaluate defendants in custody and discussed potential placement options, including DDRF screening and referrals to the Center for Healthcare Services.
Judge Stephanie Boyd told counsel and clerks that "on June 2, we have people coming over from behavioral health to talk to a couple of defendants who are in custody who have, who are having some issues." She later reiterated that behavioral‑health personnel would be present on June 2 to speak with defendants and to assist the court in assessing appropriate treatment placements.
The court discussed DDRF (drug diversion residential facility) and other program evaluations as potential options before final sentencing in cases where treatment needs were identified. In one matter the judge suggested returning on June 2 so behavioral‑health staff could evaluate whether DDRF or another program might be appropriate: "On June 2, the people will be here from behavioral unless counsel, you wanna reach out to them, and they may be able to do something other than DDRF that's quicker."
The court and counsel also discussed operational details: whether evaluations could be done by Zoom when necessary, how to coordinate the jail and deputies to facilitate in‑custody interviews, and the need for defense counsel to provide contact information and paperwork to behavioral‑health staff if a residential referral was being considered.
Where clinical needs were identified during arraignment or plea colloquy, the court ordered referrals to the Center for Healthcare Services and sometimes required participation in specified programs or outpatient treatment as conditions of release or supervision.
The presence of behavioral‑health personnel at the June 2 session was presented as a resource for the court to assess treatment options and to inform supervision and sentencing decisions; the court set return dates to act on those assessments.
