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Prosecutors urge a forensics/competency restoration facility for serious offenders
Summary
State prosecutors and the Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs told the Senate Judiciary committee they believe Vermont needs a forensic facility (or retrofitted DOC wing) to restore competency and house individuals found 'guilty but insane,' recommending starting with life‑offense cases where they estimate 4–5 people would qualify at a time.
Department leadership told the Senate Judiciary Committee that gaps between Vermont’s mental‑health system and its criminal courts are producing long inactive dockets and that a secure forensic facility is necessary to restore competency and manage people found guilty but insane.
Kim McManus, legislative attorney, said the department “strongly believe[s] that the state of Vermont needs a forensic facility … to aid defendants who have been found incompetent and…
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