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Lawmakers debate AB 46’s limits on mental‑health diversion after family testimony
Summary
AB 46 would allow judges to deny mental‑health diversion if a defendant poses a substantial risk to public safety; victim families and DAs supported guardrails, while public defenders and civil‑liberties groups opposed restrictions that they say will reduce access to treatment.
Assemblymember Nguyen presented AB 46 as a measure to restore judicial discretion in mental‑health diversion cases and to clarify that courts may deny diversion if an individual poses a substantial risk to public safety.
Members of families who lost loved ones described tragic cases they say resulted after diversion was granted and urged lawmakers to impose…
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