Committee reviews bill to create DOC‑operated forensic facility for select insanity and competency cases
Legislative staff walked the Judiciary through a draft bill that would create a Department of Corrections–run secure forensic facility for people acquitted by reason of insanity or found incompetent to stand trial for crimes punishable by life; members pressed staff on admission criteria, involuntary‑medication procedures and several undefined terms.
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Kate McLenn of the Office of Legislative introduced a bill to create a locked, secure forensic facility that would be operated by the Department of Corrections and accept people ordered there by courts in specific criminal cases. "This is a bill about a creation of a forensic facility," McLenn said, emphasizing this draft differs from prior proposals that envisioned a Health Department–run, treatment‑focused facility.
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