Senate Health & Welfare reviews amendment to create secure forensic facility
Committee reviewed a Katie McGlen amendment to S.193 that would require the Department of Corrections to establish a locked, therapeutic forensic facility, add interim and annual reports, and set phased effective dates; DMH urged flexibility given the small caseload.
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The Senate Health & Welfare Committee on March 17 examined an amendment to the miscellaneous judiciary bill (S.193) that would require the commissioner of corrections to establish and operate a locked, secure forensic facility to provide evaluation, treatment and competency restoration services for persons transferred under state statutes.
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