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Butte County to explore supervised unlocked facility for felony IST cases after state award failed to secure a locked provider
Summary
After failing to find a provider for a locked 50‑bed restoration facility, the county accepted state guidance to repurpose a $4.6M award and directed staff to seek a supervised unlocked facility with strict risk assessment and supervision to serve some felony IST (FIST) individuals and other treatment needs.
Butte County behavioral health officials on Jan. 28 won board direction to search for a supervised, unlocked facility to house certain felony incompetency‑to‑stand‑trial (FIST) patients after RFPs failed to attract a viable locked treatment provider.
Scott Kennelly, director of behavioral health, briefed supervisors on a $4.6 million state award meant to support local alternatives to state hospital restoration. "We went out to RFP, not once but twice to find a provider that could potentially offer a 50‑bed locked inpatient facility ... We were not…
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