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Judiciary committee reviews S.193 changes to create narrow forensic facility, debates custody and treatment limits
Summary
On Feb. 19 the Judiciary committee heard testimony on S.193, which would create a narrowly defined forensic facility and a statewide contracting approach for competency evaluations; witnesses debated who would oversee facilities, how records and contracts would be managed, and constitutional limits on holding people found not guilty by reason of insanity.
On Feb. 19, the Judiciary committee took testimony on S.193, a bill that would establish a narrowly tailored forensic facility and a statewide "umbrella" contract for competency evaluations. Witnesses included Wanda Manoli, commissioner of Buildings and General Services; Commissioner Morant of the Department of Corrections; and Karen Marber, general counsel for the Department of Health.
Wanda Manoli said BGS would prepare and publish a statewide master contract that courts, prosecutors and defenders could use to secure evaluators and evaluation services. "We would make the contract available. We would manage the process," Manoli said, adding that BGS would not pay other agencies' bills or become the formal custodian of forensic records. She told the committee BGS could help draft clarifying language stating that entities using the contract would retain responsibility for records and public records requests.
Commissioner Morant told the committee the Department of Corrections is supportive…
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