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Public testimony split as Senate Judiciary holds hearing on shortening maximum commitments for those found GEI
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee on March 24 heard sharply divided testimony on Senate Bill 1114, which would shorten the maximum period of commitment for people found guilty except for insanity (GEI) in some cases and provide a post-conviction relief process for people adjudicated GEI before the bill’s effective date.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary held a public hearing on Senate Bill 1114 on March 24, hearing competing testimony from patients, defense advocates and victims about a proposal to shorten the maximum period of commitment for individuals found guilty except for insanity (GEI).
Staff opened the hearing by describing SB 1114 as a measure that would reduce the maximum time a person found GEI may be committed to a state hospital or conditionally released — from the maximum sentence of the crime to the presumptive sentence under sentencing guidelines in certain circumstances — and establishing a post-conviction relief process for persons found GEI before the bill’s effective date.
Supporters who spoke in person or remotely included people currently or formerly under Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB)…
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